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"International Spectrum (magazine)" on Knol, by Will Johnson
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The Pick operating system is named for it's co-creator Richard A "Dick" Pick (d. 19 Oct 1994), who created it in 1965-67 along with Don Nelson. The Pick operating system was originally specialized for generalized storage of elements in a database. They called it a generalized information system.
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The first Pick licensee was Microdata which began selling systems in 1974 under the Reality brand. The second was a New Jersey company called The Ultimate Corp which began selling Pick systems in 1979. In 1981-83 a dozen vendors jumped on the bandwagon when the licensee price fell along with the price of microcomputers. This Pick implementation is referred to, in the industry, as R83.
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The first Pick licensee was Microdata which began selling systems in 1974 under the Reality brand. The second was a New Jersey company called The Ultimate Corp which began selling Pick systems in 1979. In 1981-83 a dozen vendors jumped on the bandwagon when the licensee price fell along with the price of microcomputers. This Pick implementation is referred to, in the industry, as R83.
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Once a year, there is a show called International Spectrum. Sponsored or at least named for the magazine, at which all the major Pick-like vendors show up. This year 2011, that show is going to be at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from 4 April through 7 April. You can sign up for it by visiting http://www.intl-spectrum.com/conference/2011
The only magazine that covers the Multivalue marketplace is International Spectrum, and they don't cover anything else in their magazine. The magazine comes out six times a year.
International Spectrum, issue Jan/Feb 2011
International Spectrum, issue Jan/Feb 2011
- MultiValue Community WebRing - Originally I believe started by Herb Rubin of Pathfinders. At one point the WebRing had perhaps 180 vendors in it. Then the underlying software was taken over by some idiots who perverted it. At any rate there are still several dozen vendors in the ring.
- Information flavor accounts for Pick flavor people
- Companies which use Pick
- Pick Hits
- Companies Which Used Pick
- Pick Dealers in California in 1988 and Today
- Richard A "Dick" Pick (d. 19 Oct 1994)
- The Ultimate Corp
- Books on the Pick Operating System