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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Bernardo,<br>
<br>
Joel Bartlett is one of the Tandem founders; he is also
responsible for the software architecture (process pairs, etc.) in
the original NonStop system. I met Joel when I worked at Tandem
between 1981-1984. When I passed along your email, he replied:<br>
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<div>There's a crowd-sourced history called "Tandem Computers
Unplugged - A People's History" that Gaye I. Clemson wrote. It
has errors (including my employee number), but people seem to
find it an entertaining read. It's available from <a
href="http://fastpencil.com">fastpencil.com</a>. An
interesting element of oral history was interviews done with
the original crew that were spliced together for the 10th
anniversary. We may or may not have a copy.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>As to technical history, reading the initial publications
by Katzman and myself is the earliest public info. I had more
information, but it was scooped up by Tandem legal when I
left.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If someone wants to do an oral history, they better get
started soon as at 64, I'm the youngest of the original crew.</div>
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You can order the book Joel mentioned via Amazon or from the
author's web site:<br>
<br>
<blockquote><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.tandemcomputersunplugged.com/">http://www.tandemcomputersunplugged.com/</a><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
The initial technical publications Joel referred to were presented
at the Eleventh Hawaii International Computer Conference on System
Scienceds in January 1978, but have been reprinted, for example in
Siewiorek and Swarz: <i>The Theory and Practice of Reliable
System Design </i>(Digital Press, 1982).<br>
<br>
<br>
Paul McJones<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 5/17/2013 11:51 PM, Bernardo Batiz-Lazo wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:E96C4596-A739-448B-8726-CD74C1BB41AF@gmail.com"
type="cite">Hello
<div>I am looking for the archives or any article on the History
of Tandem computers. I am particularly interested in how they
developed the so-called "NonStop" (fault-tolerant) system:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_Computers">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_Computers</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Any pointers will be appreciated.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Kind regards</div>
<div>Bernardo</div>
<div>Bangor University (Wales)</div>
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