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In article <749@proxftl.UUCP> markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) writes:
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>	What's a DISER machine? 

Simply put:
The DISER machine was the first (and only?) attempt of commercializing the 
LILITH Modula machine.

A little background may help so here's a bit of history FTWC :-).

The LILITH was the M-coded AM2901 bit-sliced 16 bit machine designed in 
Zurich and produced in small quantities by the (non-profit) Modula Research 
Institute of Provo, Utah.  It's entire OS was written in Modula-2 (with 
M-code extensions of course!).  Some of the founders/owners of the Modula 
Research Institute pooled investors/capital together and formed DISER
Incorporated of Orem, Utah (10 minutes up the hill from Provo).  They had 
political as well as hardware reliability problems that forced them to close 
a year or so after opening.  

Who am I?  I was a programmer for MRI for a short time, during the rise and
fall of DISER.  I must admit I loved working with the LILITH at the time
but I must admit it's day has come and long gone.  If I got any of the 
above incorrect, please feel free to correct me.

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        Markus N. Richardson
        Research and Development
        Eaton Corporation IMSD
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