740423 Future Applications For PDP-10

Ken Olsen (Administration) sent a memo on April 23, 1974, to John Fisher (with copies to Win Hindle and John Leng) regarding future applications for the PDP-10.

Olsen requests that John Fisher schedule John Leng to present to the Operations Committee on the following:

1. The current number of applications offered on the PDP-10.
2. Planned applications for the PDP-10 over the next one to two years.
3. The sales targets for each of these planned applications.

Olsen expresses concern that too many PDP-10 applications are being developed without sufficient sales plans. He prefers focusing on fewer applications but aiming to capture a large share (e.g., 90%) of the world market for those applications, rather than developing many with limited sales. He emphasizes this is to prompt a review, not to discourage new applications entirely.