Friday, August 12, 2005
The incredible shrinking Bell Labs
A rumor from a reliable source, a former Bell Labs colleague, says that Laboratory 1127, the birthplace of unix and the former home of Thompson, Ritchie, Kernighan, Korn and company, will be re-organized out of existence. Sad, but hardly unexpected.
Updata indicates that Korn was in 1126 (me, I can't even remember my last org number)
Even more updata: Check out the list of distinguished 1127 alums! Thanks, Steve!
Updata indicates that Korn was in 1126 (me, I can't even remember my last org number)
Even more updata: Check out the list of distinguished 1127 alums! Thanks, Steve!
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Comments:
Actually, David Korn was in another organization, not 1127, and went to AT&T Labs.
Also, it's not clear that Bell Labs is shrinking, though that's certainly been the trend. It's being radically reorganized, or so the story goes. 1127 is dissolving, being absorbed into multiple other groups.
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Also, it's not clear that Bell Labs is shrinking, though that's certainly been the trend. It's being radically reorganized, or so the story goes. 1127 is dissolving, being absorbed into multiple other groups.
