The Soul of a New Machine
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The Soul of a New Machine is a nonfiction book written by Tracy Kidder and published in 1981. It chronicles the experiences of a computer engineering team racing to design a next-generation computer a
The Soul of a New Machine
Skunkworks project
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A skunkworks project is a project developed by a relatively small and loosely structured group of people, generally within a larger organization, who research and develop a project, often with a very
The Soul of a New Machine
…there are assigned the much more humble job of improving Data General's existing products. Tom West, the leader of the Westborough designers, starts a skunkworks project. Code-named "Eagle", it becomes a backup plan in case Fountainhead fails, and then the company's only hope in catching up with DEC. In order to complete…
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works hangar in Palmdale, California