The Real Origin of Cisco Systems - TC Rindfleisch

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The following account of the real origins of Cisco Systems, as opposed to the history often recounted in Cisco company literature, was written in 1999 by Tom Rindfleisch. Rindfleisch was Director of the SUMEX-AIM project (1973-1990), under which the software for a powerful Internet router system was developed and widely deployed at Stanford and elsewhere … Continue reading “The Real Origin of Cisco Systems”

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This was a nice read, although a bit bland. But glad to see someone point out that the real work for many of these successful companies is always done by someone who’s unknown and uncredited.

This article needs to be circulated frequently and pasted everywhere so that the real heroes get the credit and respect that they richly deserve.