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- WatersTechnology Staff
- 18 Jan 1988

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BACK TO THE FUTURE

Wall Street Computer Review may have sense of humor after all. Cover photo for January's lead story -- "The New Wave In Trading Room Technology" -- shows First Boston's equities trading floor circa 1981. In fairness to First Boston, much of systems equipment in photo has long since been improved upon, although furniture, of course, looks considerably less new. Photo shows lush maroon Rich-supplied furniture, elephantine Quotron 800 terminals, squawk boxes, and telephone turrets

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