Photos at Microsoft Corp (1979)

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Post by colinprince » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:04 AM UTC

Photos at Microsoft Corp (1979)
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#2

Post by jedberg » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:21 AM UTC

I like how every office has a cork board instead of a whiteboard.

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Post by Bud » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:21 AM UTC

Ah, the good old days, when interacting with a computer often meant printing out 20 pounds of paper and then laboriously going through said printouts.

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Post by twerquie » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:22 AM UTC

So much paper.

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Post by humbertomn » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:31 AM UTC

It feels like a 'Mad Men' episode

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Post by codemac » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:32 AM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #2

I like how every office has a cork board instead of a whiteboard.

I like how every office is an office.

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Post by pcurve » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:34 AM UTC

And this is what these folks are up to now.

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-1978-photo-2011-1?o...

Some of them have done reasonably well.

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Post by tacone » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:35 AM UTC

So much paper.

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Post by bbcbasic » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:44 AM UTC

codemac wrote: post #6

jedberg wrote: post #2

I like how every office has a cork board instead of a whiteboard.

I like how every office is an office.

I wonder... how did they collaborate?

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Post by sehugg » Tue, Aug 25, 2015, 12:47 AM UTC

I love the giant banner font used in the printouts on Matt McConaughey's desk. And the Trash-80s.