Monthly Archives: March 2006

Paul Erdös day

Posted on March 20, 2006 by yodaiken

March 26 is Paul Erdös birthday. The book about Erdös by Paul Hoffman is a nice read and thought provoking. Erdös’ concept of the BOOK recording the most elegant proofs is one that is natural for both mathematicians and engineers … Continue reading →

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Spinning the press about technology

Posted on March 5, 2006 by yodaiken

We’ve been an engineering driven company from day one – something that leads us to be frustrated with “analysts” and reporters who seem unwilling to challenge marketing. For example, here’s how a recent Investor’s Business Daily article starts: “With a … Continue reading →

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Auragen computers remembered

Posted on March 4, 2006 by yodaiken

In the early 1980s, I worked for a start-up called Auragen Computers based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. We were making a 68K based fault tolerant UNIX based on a smart idea by Sam Glazer. Most of the software engineers … Continue reading →

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