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Re:Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares ... by NegativeLatency on Sunday January 21, 2024 @03:04PM (#39082432)
Not Microsoft but an enjoyable account from that time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine
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Re:Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares ... by tomcam on Sunday January 21, 2024 @05:04PM (#39083559)
Agreed, that is a good portrait of what it was like
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Re:Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares ... by hnthrowaway0328 on Sunday January 21, 2024 @07:38PM (#39084651)
Read it twice and really envy these guys! Nowadays there is far less such work and they almost all requre doctors.
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Re:Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares ... by fuzztester on Sunday January 21, 2024 @08:47PM (#39085119)
that was a good one, although they had a really intense time.

"pinball"

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