Sunday, April 24, 2016

There was a time I was ahead of the curve...

I think that this blog, regardless of its future, shows that I am not totally and utterly and distinctly and overtly and beyond redemption when it comes to the internet.

While with IBM, I disclosed a new product to DARPA NET - SNA Fractional T-1 56KB managed backbone in 1986.


So I know there was I a time when I actually was ahead of the curve!


My father was ahead of the curve.


He played hardball catcher and boxed in the Navy. Boxed against a golden-gloves kid and got his ass planted! But, he had the balls to get in the ring...


No, while quite physically coordinated, my father was not a worldclass athelete anytime I've known him.


He's far better known for his original operations research in and