🚀 go-pugleaf

gcash wrote:
> 
> Tim Shoppa <sho...@trailing-edge.com> writes:
> 
> > Dan Mathias wrote:
> > >
> > > Where did the company GODBOUT Electronics go? the maker of the famous
> > > S-100 boards and bus stuff ?
> >
> > Godbout became Compupro, Compupro was bought up by Viasyn.
> 
> Hmmm...  actually I think CompuPro BECAME Viasyn.  It was the time
> when wacky 2-part greek-derivative synthetic company names were all
> the rage.  I believe it was about the time Sperry-Univac became Unisys
> for the same reason.  I remember a lot of S-100 people being pissed
> off, and wondering why they'd throw away a name with a lot of history,
> reputation, and recognition behind it.  As I recall, they paid a set
> of name consultants a lot of $$$ and there was a memo from Bill
> Godbout to all us customers explaining what the new name meant, a
> "merging of the ways to the future" or something similarly stupid.  I
> also seem to remember laughing at a pompous TV ad Unisys bought that
> aired during a football game, explaining their new name.
> 
Well, Sperry-Univac changed their name to Unisys because they *merged*
with Burroughs.  Their slogan was "The Power of Two".  I remember
chuckling back in the early '90's when their stock went down to $2 a
share!!! The stock later went up...and I lamented *not* buying any
at $2!!! (I do *not* know where their stock is now, but I do *not*
think it is very high...)

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