HistoryOfMV - Revision history

Dwolt: /* Other Resources */ Added tincat-group historical resources related to MultiValue

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Other Resources: Added tincat-group historical resources related to MultiValue

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	* http://www.microdata-alumni.org/historical.htm		* http://www.microdata-alumni.org/historical.htm
	* [[KenSimms\|An Incomplete History of Pick/BASIC]] by Gregory M. Amov and M. Denis Hill		* [[KenSimms\|An Incomplete History of Pick/BASIC]] by Gregory M. Amov and M. Denis Hill
			* http://www.tincat-group.com/mv - Includes the MultiValue Family Tree and Nelson-Pick papers

WikiSysop: /* The History of Pick / MultiValue */

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The History of Pick / MultiValue

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	==~~=The History of~~ Pick / MultiValue===		==Pick / MultiValue Turns 50 Years Old==

	50 years ago in 1965, the origins of the PICK Operating System stemmed from a real-life application of computer technology: the design of a data management stores system, initially for the tracking of parts for rocket engines within the huge military contractor TRW Systems Inc., and later adopted and funded by the US Army to track the maintenance and repair of Cheyenne helicopters. The challenge of the project was that the system was to have an English-like retrieval language which could be used on a computer which had not yet been specified.		50 years ago in 1965, the origins of the PICK Operating System stemmed from a real-life application of computer technology: the design of a data management stores system, initially for the tracking of parts for rocket engines within the huge military contractor TRW Systems Inc., and later adopted and funded by the US Army to track the maintenance and repair of Cheyenne helicopters. The challenge of the project was that the system was to have an English-like retrieval language which could be used on a computer which had not yet been specified.

WikiSysop: /* The History of Pick / MultiValue */ created link to new page Applied Digital Data Systems

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The History of Pick / MultiValue: created link to new page Applied Digital Data Systems

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	Microdata retained the exclusive rights to REALITY and its development on Microdata hardware and Pick and Associates had the rights to develop PICK and to port it onto other computer systems. Thus, this small company, Pick and Associates, was the only willing source of supply to enable the operating system to be implemented on other manufacturers' machines.		Microdata retained the exclusive rights to REALITY and its development on Microdata hardware and Pick and Associates had the rights to develop PICK and to port it onto other computer systems. Thus, this small company, Pick and Associates, was the only willing source of supply to enable the operating system to be implemented on other manufacturers' machines.

	Adding further to the relative inconspicuousness—at the time—of PICK as a powerful operating environment was the tendency of those few vendors who did license PICK to call it by a proprietary name—for example: Zebra from General Automation, Mentor from Applied Digital Data Systems and Ultimate from The Ultimate Corp.		Adding further to the relative inconspicuousness—at the time—of PICK as a powerful operating environment was the tendency of those few vendors who did license PICK to call it by a proprietary name—for example: Zebra from General Automation, Mentor from [[AppliedDigitalDataSystems \| Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS/NCR)]] and Ultimate from The Ultimate Corp.

	Pick and Associates' early licensing policy was also a deterrent to rapid and full-scale porting of PICK by manufacturers, a factor which changed in 1984. Prior to this, a license reputedly cost $1 million or more, and each license agreement was structured differently in its terms and fees. The new policy established in 1984 set a consistent one-time fee of $50,000 per licensee and a royalty of $50 per user.		Pick and Associates' early licensing policy was also a deterrent to rapid and full-scale porting of PICK by manufacturers, a factor which changed in 1984. Prior to this, a license reputedly cost $1 million or more, and each license agreement was structured differently in its terms and fees. The new policy established in 1984 set a consistent one-time fee of $50,000 per licensee and a royalty of $50 per user.

WikiSysop: Added a history of pick/multivalue according to Paul Giobbi. Created new section for all resources of Pick history

2015-03-12T20:34:55Z

Added a history of pick/multivalue according to Paul Giobbi. Created new section for all resources of Pick history

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 * [[JesHistory]] - A condensed view according to [[JonSisk]]
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
 * http://www.microdata-alumni.org/historical.htm
 * [[KenSimms|An Incomplete History of Pick/BASIC]] by Gregory M. Amov and M. Denis Hill

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2015-02-26T23:48:54Z

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The History of Pick

* According to [[HenryEggers]] as posted on [[UseNet]] - http://www.oliver.com/lists/u2/files/pickhist.txt
* [[JesHistory]] - A condensed view according to [[JonSisk]]
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
* http://www.microdata-alumni.org/historical.htm
* [[KenSimms|An Incomplete History of Pick/BASIC]] by Gregory M. Amov and M. Denis Hill

TonyG: Minor updates

2009-03-30T00:38:19Z

Minor updates

New page

The History of Pick

* According to HenryEggers as posted on UseNet - http://www.oliver.com/lists/u2/files/pickhist.txt
* JesHistory - A condensed view according to JonSisk
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system
* http://www.microdata-alumni.org/historical.htm
* KenSimms