Conference tnpubs::xwell

    Note 43.* mentions a (supposedly quarterly) gathering of mostly
    software engineers that took place last week at the Chateau Restaurant
    in Waltham.  Below are the names (but not addresses or phone numbers)
    of the then-current mailing list.
    
    Each "member" is assessed $1 to cover production & postage of the
    announcements and mailing list.  If you want to be included, contact:
    
    			Marty Greenfield
    			25 Darrell Drive
    			Randolph, MA  02368
    			617/494-3950
    
    The most recent address list contained the following cast of characters:
    
    	Bill Aulson		Chris Bailey		Paul Barcelo
    	Dina Barzilai		Ron Bergman		Joel Berson
    	Charles Blaney		Bob Boc			Rita Boris Irwin
    	Ken Buechs		James Busche		Bill Byam
    	Manny Cardoza		Kim Carney		Marianne Casey
    	Alice Christensen	Gene Collum		Stuart Cooper
    	Rick Corley		W.A. Cunningham		Ann Curby
    	Al d'Entremont		Mike Dagliaberti	Russ Davis
    	Marie Daynard		Bob Dembinski		Jane Demers
    	Paul Derby		Richard Dieterich	Steve Doris
    	Sophie Dyshlivich	Dick Eames		Charlie Eichorn
    	Ed Endyke		Henry Evans		Ken Finkenauer
    	Bob Fisher		Margaret Flowers	Pete Foley
    	Norm French		Hugh Gallagher		Jim Geyer
    	Russ Gilsted		John Gintell		Frank Goldie
    	Herb Goldman		Manny Gonzalvas		Bill Gould
    	Tom Grady		Janet Grant		Fritz Green
    	Marty Greenfield	Ted Hatch		Marion Hendrickson
    	Mary Hennessey		Elaine Henshon		Dot Holme
    	Tom Holtey		Ben Horne		Bob Howard
    	Ron Hrasna		Carol Johanson		Bob Johnson
    	George Kelly		Marty Kentigian		Johannes Klinkmuller
    	Sue Knapp		S. Krishnaswamy		Art Lavell
    	Jack Leighton		Jim Lemmon		Al Lyman
    	John & Linda MacDonald	Dave Malcolm		Alex & Kathy McKenzie
    	John Melus		George Mercuri		Linda Metcalf
    	Dick Miner		David Nee		Carol Ostroff
    	Tony Passaretti		Joan Passero		Harry Powers
    	Pat Prange		Jim Pritzker		Jeanne & Rup Raymond
    	Art Rice		Ben Richardson		Lew Roach
    	Phil Roberts		Bill Roberts		John & Ellen Roberts
    	David Rocke		George Roth		Scott Ryburn
    	Vernon Saunders		Dick Speer		Lee Staff
    	Alan Stankiewitz	Ed Stefanini		Brian Tymann
    	Lou Vivaldi		Raymond Watts		John Wermeyer
    	Charles Wickland	Jim Wilcox		Judy Wiley
    	Lloyd Wilkinson		Carol Wilson		Gordon Yates
    	John Zorzi
    
    	(All these names bring back some memories, don't they? 8^)

    .-1
    
    does that mean that all members are "ex"?
    

    Re .2:
    
>   does that mean that all members are "ex"?
    
    Of the 30-some people who attended the gathering, only a few are still
    at Bull.  It looks as though fewer than half of the folks we worked
    with are still there.  Many have been laid off; others (like us) simply
    "read the writing on the wall" and bailed out.

    
    It's been a while since I've had a chance to follow this notesfile, and
    on seeing this note, I said, "gee, [they] must be referring to my
    hardware buddies".  So, yes, I am one of the contact people on the
    hardware side and had been involved in running an "annual" holiday time
    lunch for the power, mechanical, components engineers, etc. We did not
    have a get-to-gether last  winter due to the turmoil both here and at
    "H" as well as a serious illness with one of the ex-H Deccies who was
    in the process of setting up something. 
    
    I thought I had better write this note as sort of a sayonara for most
    of us hardware types as we expect our ranks to get decimated within the
    next month. Of the 12-14 ex-H people I talk to on at least a quarterly
    basis, we expect that 8-10 of us will be on the streets due to the
    upcoming layoffs in September. During the past year, 3 or 4 others
    either took the voluntary package or were forced to take it. So our
    ranks of the H-force at DEC are nearly gone.  A couple of us will
    survive until early 92 only because they will be on short term
    disability; partly due, no doubt, to the extreme stress during the past
    18 months here at DEC.
    
    I will try to send updates to the distribution list to Bill K. within 
    the next week.
    
    Cheers,
    Fred
    

    Bill K,
    
    Does it make sense to try and keep a "sayonara" or "where are they now"
    list of ex-h people? Like where they are and how they can be contacted
    if anyone has a lead? 
    The intent is definitely NOT idle curiosity, but the hope that we might
    be able to help each other? Who knows, we might need the help
    ourselves. And who better to help than our friends fron H. 
    
    Does this make any sense?
    
    Krishna
    

    Re .5:
    
>   Does it make sense to try and keep a "sayonara" or "where are they now"
>   list of ex-h people? Like where they are and how they can be contacted
>   if anyone has a lead? 
    
    I'd be happy to maintain such a list, giving name, employer/location,
    InterNet address (if any), and home/work phones.  I think it would be
    wise to have the person's okay before publishing their home phone
    number, though.  Well-known Bull survivors may also be included (please
    don't expect me to enter the Bull phone book 8^).
    
    SEND MAIL and I'll start compiling such a list.  Please don't send home
    phone numbers without the listees' permission.