Refurb weekend: Data General/One (and the worst LCD in the world)

[goldenskye]

http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/03/refurb-weekend-data-generalone-and.html

[linsomniac]

This machine reminds me of the HP 110, which I had a hand-me-down of as a kid. I had a lot of good times with that quirky little laptop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_110

[classichasclass → linsomniac]

Definitely some similarities. The DG-1's main advance was the full LCD panel (looks like this one also was 80x16 similar to the Visual Commuter).

[ghaff]

Tracy Kidder. The DG/One was a bit later but the LCD was before the tech was there. Various other problems as well both tech and go to market.

But the book is a great read. I was a product manager there for about 13 years shortly after the events of “the book.”

[classichasclass → ghaff]

What did you work on? Any of the micro stuff or mostly on the mini side?

[ghaff → classichasclass]

Mini. I was on the MV side and then mostly rolled out the NUMA servers after launching the initial AViiONs.

[le-mark]

For anyone who hasn’t read “Soul of a new machine”, Data General was the company featured. This book by Gary Kidder is a great read, and an insight into the computer era of the time.

[throwaway-blaze → le-mark]

Tracy Kidder