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In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

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Tom Johnson

In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/made_this_kodak_employee_invented_QnYp4iCrFXYwagdCRzszeP

Hmmm. Both Kodak and Xerox, of Xerox PARC, were based in Rochester, NY. Could it be the Great Inhibitor was in the water?

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Owen Densmore

Re: In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

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I lived in Webster NY just outa Rochester, the Xerox facility there. Worked for them '72-'80 in the research lab. Job included bringing back tech from PARC to Webster. I had the second Alto computer at WRC.

Wow what great times! Most "engineers" there were in mathematics or physics. Computer Science was not taught then, although UofR started it up shortly after I started. Lunch conversations were only things we dream of here, although we're improving considerably.

Kodak was always conservative. I worked with some of them on color theory for printers. Boy did they have it nailed. Sneered at PS & PDF but it cost them.

They basically built half of Rochester and several important cultural venues. Caused a huge housing boom, which made inexpensive housing ubiquitous. My first house was $17K! Nearly tripled in value by the time I left.

-- Owen

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/made_this_kodak_employee_invented_QnYp4iCrFXYwagdCRzszeP

Hmmm. Both Kodak and Xerox, of Xerox PARC, were based in Rochester, NY. Could it be the Great Inhibitor was in the water?

TJ

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Tom Johnson

Re: In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

Sorry, Owen, but... http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/d/story/kodaks-building-53-to-be-imploded-saturday/25731/Ng_5Sa9yekm7rjTpuNe7lw

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On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

I lived in Webster NY just outa Rochester, the Xerox facility there. Worked for them '72-'80 in the research lab. Job included bringing back tech from PARC to Webster. I had the second Alto computer at WRC.

Wow what great times! Most "engineers" there were in mathematics or physics. Computer Science was not taught then, although UofR started it up shortly after I started. Lunch conversations were only things we dream of here, although we're improving considerably.

Kodak was always conservative. I worked with some of them on color theory for printers. Boy did they have it nailed. Sneered at PS & PDF but it cost them.

They basically built half of Rochester and several important cultural venues. Caused a huge housing boom, which made inexpensive housing ubiquitous. My first house was $17K! Nearly tripled in value by the time I left.

-- Owen

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:
In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/made_this_kodak_employee_invented_QnYp4iCrFXYwagdCRzszeP

Hmmm. Both Kodak and Xerox, of Xerox PARC, were based in Rochester, NY. Could it be the Great Inhibitor was in the water?

TJ

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Owen Densmore

Re: In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

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Yikes!

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

Sorry, Owen, but... http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/d/story/kodaks-building-53-to-be-imploded-saturday/25731/Ng_5Sa9yekm7rjTpuNe7lw

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On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:
I lived in Webster NY just outa Rochester, the Xerox facility there. Worked for them '72-'80 in the research lab. Job included bringing back tech from PARC to Webster. I had the second Alto computer at WRC.

Wow what great times! Most "engineers" there were in mathematics or physics. Computer Science was not taught then, although UofR started it up shortly after I started. Lunch conversations were only things we dream of here, although we're improving considerably.

Kodak was always conservative. I worked with some of them on color theory for printers. Boy did they have it nailed. Sneered at PS & PDF but it cost them.

They basically built half of Rochester and several important cultural venues. Caused a huge housing boom, which made inexpensive housing ubiquitous. My first house was $17K! Nearly tripled in value by the time I left.

-- Owen

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:
In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/made_this_kodak_employee_invented_QnYp4iCrFXYwagdCRzszeP

Hmmm. Both Kodak and Xerox, of Xerox PARC, were based in Rochester, NY. Could it be the Great Inhibitor was in the water?

TJ

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Steve Smith

Re: In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

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As long as we are waxing nostalgic, my job at the lab in the 80's included using a LOT of Kodak film for archiving computer-imagery (microfiche, 35mm slide film, 16mm slide film).

I traveled to Rochester often regarding film technology and then high speed laser printing (speaking of PS wars!) and PhotoCD. I also traveled to Webster regarding PS and printer technology, somewhat after you were gone and finally at Sun. I think we agree that we might have tripped over one another in the NeWS days of Sun?

I felt Kodak's uber-conservatism at every turn. I saw them sliding into oblivion... it isn't (and wasn't my style) but I could have made a fortune shorting their stock from what I saw coming!

- Steve

I lived in Webster NY just outa Rochester, the Xerox facility there. Worked for them '72-'80 in the research lab. Job included bringing back tech from PARC to Webster. I had the second Alto computer at WRC.

Wow what great times! Most "engineers" there were in mathematics or physics. Computer Science was not taught then, although UofR started it up shortly after I started. Lunch conversations were only things we dream of here, although we're improving considerably.

Kodak was always conservative. I worked with some of them on color theory for printers. Boy did they have it nailed. Sneered at PS & PDF but it cost them.

They basically built half of Rochester and several important cultural venues. Caused a huge housing boom, which made inexpensive housing ubiquitous. My first house was $17K! Nearly tripled in value by the time I left.

-- Owen

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/made_this_kodak_employee_invented_QnYp4iCrFXYwagdCRzszeP

Hmmm. Both Kodak and Xerox, of Xerox PARC, were based in Rochester, NY. Could it be the Great Inhibitor was in the water?

TJ

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Owen Densmore

Re: In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.

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On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:

..
I think we agree that we might have tripped over one another in the NeWS days of Sun?

Ah, yes. PostScript. Hackable Windows. Great April 1st stunts.