On 18-11-1994 I read a message dated 11-11-1994 in which Brian
Converse wrote

BC> and a suggestion from me: tell him to keep a few major decisions
BC> that his supervisor has to make in reserve on those "all-out" ef-
BC> forts- where he and the coders are sweating on Sunday afternoon
BC> while the creep who ordered it is sucking a beer and watching
BC> football. that way, about halfway through the 2nd Quarter, your
BC> brother can call up and say, "We need you here to make this
BC> decision by 3:30PM or we can't have the code ready on
BC> Monday AM.". Of course, your brother will be right there with the
BC> troops in such a situation or he deserves a similar call.

Good one! It's a smallish firm, and he's likely to be 'primus inter
pares'

QTS
--- Maximus/2 2.02