Title
Ross, Ken (Kenneth) oral history
Catalog Number
102658044
Type
Document
Description
Kenneth Ross reviews his early education and business experiences. He then discusses the founding of Ross Systems as a timesharing company using minicomputers instead of large mainframes and how that was financially attractive to many clients. He covers his relationship with DEC and then his recognition of the need to change Ross Systems over to a software products business. When he realized that a further set of changes would be needed, he sold the company. He was then involved with a number of additional businesses and has become a venture capitalist.
Date
2004-11-19
Contributor
Ceruzzi, Paul E., Interviewer
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Grad, Burt, Editor
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Hines, Karol, Editor
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Ross, Kenneth, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA, USA
Extent
35 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Software business history; Ross, Kenneth; Ross Systems, Inc.; Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC); Time-sharing computer systems.; PDP-11; Software International; Packet switching; Micon; DECPRO 350; Management Aid for Planning Strategies; MAPS; VAX computers; Documentum; Pillar; Extricity
Collection Title
Oral history collection