In the whatever became of… department, there is life after computers, and Elxsi Corp, which built big scientific multiprocessor Unix machines, and absorbed what was left of Dr Gene Amdahl’s failed Trilogy Inc to build a new line of IBMulators, is still in business, having invested the cash left over from its computer adventures in an odd mix of businesses, including Bickford’s Family Restaurants, and Cues, a manufacturer of sewer inspection and sealing equipment.
