Editing Time-sharing (section)

=====Rapidata as an example=====
Although many time-sharing services simply closed, Rapidata<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.folklore.computers/aE4TwORruB8 - "I worked for RapiData Timesharing for about a year circa 1969..."</ref><ref>someone else: "I worked there for almost 2 years 1977 to 1979." alt.folklore.computers/aE4TwORruB8/EdpKfFAlBncJ</ref> held on, and became part of [[McKesson Corporation|National Data Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Stocks |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> It was still of sufficient interest in 1982 to be the focus of "A User's Guide to Statistics Programs: The Rapidata Timesharing System".<ref>Bruce Bosworth, {{ISBN|978-089529-1-677}}</ref> Even as revenue fell by 66%<ref>''[[Computerworld]]'', Oct. 6, 1986, p.179, "Rapidata revenue was $11 million ... in 1986, down from ... ($31 million in 1982)."</ref> and National Data subsequently developed its own problems, attempts were made to keep this timesharing business going.<ref>Computerworld, Aug.25,1986, p.5,
"National Data Corp. said it is close to reaching an agreement with a buyer of its Rapidata timesharing division. In May, National Data said it would close down ..."</ref><ref>National Data Corp became NDC-Health Corp in 2001 (bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2001/10/29/daily25.html)</ref><ref>As for a place in history, Rapidata is listed in 'The AUERBACH Guide to Time Sharing (1973)' http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/auerbach/GuideToTimesharing_Jan73.pdf</ref>