It’s just data
Looks like a number of people are commenting on IBM's purchase of Rational. I first worked with Rational in the mid eighties when their one product was an integrated hardware/software R1000 product focused on software development with Ada (funky 8.5" wide by 11" tall monitors with an excellent sofware configuration management system).
Rational has grown a bit since then.
Yes I remember that kit to. It was very expensive back then - so I guess one thing about Rationale products has not changed. ;-)
Posted by Oliver Burn atGood grief! Are you the Sam Ruby I worked with on WISCUC?
Posted by Hunter McDaniel atYes - though actually I never really stopped calling it WISCUS. I seem to have a vague recollection that you moved out to Boulder?
Posted by Sam Ruby atThe plot thickens -
there is a rumour that Microsoft may also be interested in buying Rational!
http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2002/12/11/rtr820816.html