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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

In building ESL Perry made a conscious choice to emulate Hewlett Packard (then considered the “gold standard” of a great technology company.) It involved building stealth aircraft to deliver these precision weapons unseen by any enemy radar, and designing intelligence and reconnaissance systems that would target for them.

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The Story Behind the Secret History Part II. Getting B-52s through.

Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

The Vietnam war was winding down. Even though the bombers we lost over North Vietnam were older versions, called B-52 D-models, many of the systems were the same. Think of the most amazing spectrum analyzer you could build with 1960s technology. Then think some more. The Story Behind the Secret History Part II.

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