Not me - back then I was the "Linux kid" and all the old heads were tired of hearin it from me
They helped sponsor my research. They loaned me kit to get my business started. So, I was pretty loyal to DEC and rather grateful. It helped that they weren't too far away from Cambridge. Also, they offered me various jobs. For reasons, I declined. It wasn't all that long after that they sold to Compaq. HP bought Compac not long after that. So, DEC was well and truly dead.
We did not overall migrate to Compaq. Instead, that's when we started exploring Sun.
We had people who'd use Windows on their workstations, but they'd actually be forwarding an X11 session and running that in full screen. We had people just using Windows, more so after 95 came out. Then, we had the oddball with Linux on their workstation.
I was never one to insist on a homogeneous environment. What mattered to me was that they got their work done on time, and that it was quality work. Though, it was an odd time to really get into this sort of thing. The official start date of the business was in 1992. At that point, hiding programmers was an ordeal. It wasn't that much later that anyone who could code a page in HTML could demand a darned-near 6 figure salary. Programmers were rare breed back then.
Ah, memories...
Also, did you notice that I figured out how to add 'wine' as a reaction? It took a minute to figure out that they were called 'reactions', but it was easy enough after I figured that out.
@TilleyTim, as you can see, there are a bunch of old people here.
We have a wealth of experience. Judging by your interests and history, you'll likely fit in just fine. As far as Linux forums go, we're pretty civilized (and civil). We don't allow discussions about race, sexuality, politics, or religion. That helps a great deal.
