3/04/2010

30 years of QNX: Are your ears still ringing?

In researching this blog series, which celebrates QNX’s 30th anniversary in the embedded business, it occurred to me that I should find out what else happened the year QNX was founded.

One clear pattern emerged: 1980 was loud. For example:
  • Mount St. Helens erupted
  • AC/DC released Back In Black
  • Iron Maiden released its debut album
  • The Soviet Union held its first rock festival
What about you? Remember anything in particular from that year? Or are your ears still ringing? :-)

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

and ...
look at the special link between AC/DC and QNX!
look at the ex drummer of AC/DC and one of your kernel guys - Mr. C.B. ;-)

Let there be rock
/hp

Phil Green said...

USA hockey's "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid Olympics.

Start of New York Islanders 4 yr lock on the Stanley Cup.

Steve Howe voted Best Overall Guitarist in Guitar Player magazine's annual Reader's Poll.

Paul N. Leroux said...

hp, AC/DC has more than one ex-drummer. Which one? :-)

Paul N. Leroux said...

Phil, I remember spending lots of time listening to Yes back... oh wait, I'm not going to admit going back *that* far...

Nancy Young said...

I remember dropping out of Pure & Applied Science because I didn't want to spend all my time with geeks ... and look where I am now.

Paul N. Leroux said...

Well, we're glad to have you, Nancy. But about that attitude...

Anonymous said...

but there's only one with the same name as one of the kernel guys -> Colin Burgess

/hp

Paul N. Leroux said...

hp, I can't believe I didn't pick up on that!

Colin Burgess said...
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Colin Burgess said...

I'll have you know, that I was 7 in 1980 - does playing in a successful rockband at that age make you a prodigy, if it's AC/DC?

Interestingly, I had an email from an AC/DC fan a while back, asking me if I was the famous Colin Burgess - I contemplated messing with him, but given that it was news to me at the time, I figured I wouldn't be able to keep up the charade for long... :-)