Comments on: Software industry hijinks http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/ History of software, by somebody who lived it Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Jim Kirk http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/#comment-52345 Jim Kirk Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/?p=38#comment-52345 My recollection, which may be faulty after all these years, was that John Imlay was the author of many of these stories. John had the ability, skill, to take virtually anything and turn it into an engaging and humorous story. Each year I was with MSA..some of my most memorable, period...there was an animal theme. Such as our competitors are a bunch of monkey's. Someplace, I still have a photo of myself and my date and the monkey between us. I wonder if Roe remembers going to to C/U for a Fighting Illini football game with me. My recollection, which may be faulty after all these years, was that John Imlay was the author of many of these stories. John had the ability, skill, to take virtually anything and turn it into an engaging and humorous story. Each year I was with MSA..some of my most memorable, period…there was an animal theme. Such as our competitors are a bunch of monkey’s. Someplace, I still have a photo of myself and my date and the monkey between us. I wonder if Roe remembers going to to C/U for a Fighting Illini football game with me.

]]> By: Ramon Chen http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/#comment-44671 Ramon Chen Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:11:53 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/?p=38#comment-44671 One more for you Curt http://www.ramonchen.com/?p=2854 (sorry couldn't resist) One more for you Curt http://www.ramonchen.com/?p=2854
(sorry couldn’t resist)

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/#comment-44637 Curt Monash Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:04:20 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/?p=38#comment-44637 Steve, Ack!!! I had a typo in which I called both firms "M&D", then corrected in the wrong order. Fixing now. The child-support story is supposedly about Don House (MSA's sales chief himself), calling in the cops on an M&D salesman. I agree that that one is dubious. As for who did what to whom -- I'm not surprised that your memories are a little different from what I recall being told by Roe. ;) Thanks, CAM Steve,

Ack!!! I had a typo in which I called both firms “M&D”, then corrected in the wrong order. Fixing now.

The child-support story is supposedly about Don House (MSA’s sales chief himself), calling in the cops on an M&D salesman. I agree that that one is dubious.

As for who did what to whom — I’m not surprised that your memories are a little different from what I recall being told by Roe. ;)

Thanks,

CAM

]]> By: Steve Weinberg http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/#comment-44630 Steve Weinberg Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:36:21 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/?p=38#comment-44630 Correction: Mary Kohler worked for McCormack & Dodge and Roe Henson for MSA. Roe later worked for Dun & Bradstreet Software, the merged company and went on to Peoplesoft. I do not recall Mary ever canceling any reservations, but know she was a victim a couple of times. I have never heard the store about a contract signing interruption for child-support and doubt its veracity. Then again, McCormack & Dodge did have contract signings. Steve Correction: Mary Kohler worked for McCormack & Dodge and Roe Henson for MSA. Roe later worked for Dun & Bradstreet Software, the merged company and went on to Peoplesoft. I do not recall Mary ever canceling any reservations, but know she was a victim a couple of times. I have never heard the store about a contract signing interruption for child-support and doubt its veracity. Then again, McCormack & Dodge did have contract signings.
Steve

]]> By: Pranks of the past | The Monash Report http://www.softwarememories.com/2010/03/28/software-industry-hijinks/#comment-44624 Pranks of the past | The Monash Report Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:14:49 +0000 http://www.softwarememories.com/?p=38#comment-44624 [...] thinking about this post, I recalled and posted about some software industry pranks. The MSA/M&D ones still boggle my mind, but I couldn’t think of much else to match them. [...] [...] thinking about this post, I recalled and posted about some software industry pranks. The MSA/M&D ones still boggle my mind, but I couldn’t think of much else to match them. [...]

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