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EgoIncarnate | 9 months ago
Interestingly both had a relationship to a NLS in there lives.
For Andrew, it was Non-Linear Systems, where Andrew invented the digital voltmeter.
For Alan, it was oN-Line System, where he attended "The Mother of All Demos", which spawned the mouse and some other inventions used in the Xerox Alto, which is where Smalltalk was primarily developed initially.
johnea|9 months ago
On re-reading, I realize the name I thought I was remembering is "Andy" Kay, not Alan Kay.
I guess I was victim to "close but no cigar".
To quote Emily Latella: Never Mind...