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What happened to Thomas Osborne after the 9100A? Message #1 Posted by marais on 5 July 2005, 1:56 p.m. Thomas Osborne's contribution to the HP 9100A is well documented, but I seem to be unable to trace back what he did after "the initial journey", as Steve Leibson phrased it on his gorgeous 9825 yet unfinished 9825 site. From what I read, he was a rather independent spirit, never hesitating to leave a company unable to follow his vision, and likewise did not stay with HP for long. Who knows more? Andreas

Re: What happened to Thomas Osborne after the 9100A? Message #2 Posted by Chas on 16 July 2005, 9:50 p.m., in response to message #1 by marais He is mentioned in the '72 article "Made in USA...finally!" by Sheldon on Rick Furr's site.

He went on to greater fame as.... Message #3 Posted by Karl Schneider on 17 July 2005, 3:08 a.m., in response to message #1 by marais ... the long-tenured head football coach from 1972 at the University of Nebraska, and is now a U.S. Representative from Nebraska. Just kidding! Seriously, it can be annoying when one tries to find info about someone using Google or Yahoo, and there is a famous namesake dominting the "hits". -- KS

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