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“Wat for ever”: student-oriented computing at the University of Waterloo
Campbell S. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 35(1): 11-22, 2013. Type: Article
Computing, in addition to requiring technical expertise, is also a product of human interaction and culture. In the case of Watfor, a fast student-oriented Fortran compiler for the University of Waterloo’s IBM 7040, the &...
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May 5 2014 |
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The best of both worlds? A history of time-shared microcomputers, 1977--1983
Fevolden A. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 35(1): 23-34, 2013. Type: Article
In my early working life, I programmed in multi-user BASIC on a minicomputer and on a couple of mainframe time-share services. It was around this time that companies selling microprocessors realized that computer-on-a-chip technology w...
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Sep 11 2013 |
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Once upon a pocket: programmable calculators from the late 1970s and early 1980s and the social networks around them
Ristanović D., Protić J. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 34(3): 55-66, 2012. Type: Article
This paper describes the ascendance of programmable scientific calculators in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These calculators made up a new class of computing devices: they were portable enough to fit in a (large) pocket and inexpens...
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Jan 16 2013 |
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Technology in the political landscape
McDonald C. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 32(2): 87-88, 2010. Type: Article
McDonald has written an interesting article that primarily traces the development of videotex, which was a success in France but not in the US, and the contributing factors for both outcomes. However, the author takes a very wide defin...
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Jan 20 2011 |
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The AEG-Telefunken TR 440 computer: company and large-scale computer strategy
Jessen E., Michel D., Siegert H., Voigt H. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 32(3): 20-29, 2010. Type: Article
Recently, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing dedicated an issue to the development of the AEG-Telefunken TR 440 computer. This important and ambitious project is presented in a series of papers about computer strategy, hard...
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Dec 29 2010 |
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Promoting the prosaic: the case for process-control computers
Aylen J. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 32(3): 94-96, 2010. Type: Article
Aylen’s brief article is on the role of the Cold War in spurring military computer systems, which were then adapted and adopted by vendors and innovators to create new and powerful process-control computers....
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Dec 7 2010 |
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Cold War origins of the International Federation for Information Processing
Tatarchenko K. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 32(2): 46-57, 2010. Type: Article
This paper recalls an episode in the history of computing related to the establishment of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). Following World War II, the US and Great Britain dominated computer technology. T...
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Sep 29 2010 |
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Context and driving forces in the development of the early computer game Nimbi
Jorgensen A. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 31(3): 44-53, 2009. Type: Article
In the late 1960s, demonstrations of computer games belonged to the more recreational part of many computing conferences. This case study accurately describes many technical and nontechnical issues of early computer game development.
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Nov 24 2009 |
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Videogames in computer space: the complex history of Pong
Lowood H. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 31(3): 5-19, 2009. Type: Article
In a field that is more often driven by hype than reality, it is nice to have serious historical examinations. This paper provides a sober history of the first video game, Pong. Today’s gamers often see a clear line of...
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Oct 26 2009 |
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A brief history of software engineering
Wirth N. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 30(3): 32-39, 2008. Type: Article
This is an enjoyable and thought-provoking paper by one of the founding fathers of software engineering. Wirth observes that many concepts and ideas that are advertised as new, actually existed decades ago, perhaps under different name...
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May 6 2009 |
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