Re: Was there ever a WSDS?

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

On 28 Aug 2000,  Dan Strassberg wrote:

> I believe Scientific Data Systems sold out to Xerox in the early 60s.
 
If it was that early, I wouldn't have heard of the company and its 
unfortunate acronym.  It wasn't until the late 60s that SDS became well-
known.

The specific story I heard, circa 1970, was that someone was turned down 
for credit because his application gave his occupation as "vice president 
of SDS."  When the company sold out to Xerox, their name became XDS, and 
the problem was solved.


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