Volume 27 Issue 4 • Oct.-Dec. 2005
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[Front cover]
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Table of contents
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From the Editor's Desk
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ERMETH: the first Swiss computer
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Cited by: Papers (1)Eduard Stiefel, in 1948 the first director of the Federal Institute of Technology's newly established Institute of Applied Mathematics, recognized that computers would be essential to this new field of mathematics. Unable to find exactly what he wanted in existing computers, Stiefel developed the ERMETH. This article examines the rationale of, and objectives for, the first Swiss computer. View full abstract»
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Facit and the BESK Boys: Sweden's computer industry (1956-1962)
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Cited by: Papers (3)In 1956, the Swedish office equipment company Facit embarked on a plan to produce large-scale computers for the Swedish and Western European markets. The plan involved recruiting several top engineers known as the BESK Boys, who developed a computer for Facit that briefly was the world's fastest. Circumstances, however, ultimately worked against Facit. View full abstract»
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A personal recollection of software's early days (1960-1979). Part 2
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Cited by: Papers (2)The author, a pioneer in the early days of shrink-wrapped PC products, was also an early participant in ADAPSO. This article, the first part of which appeared in the Annals' October-December 2004 issue, traces the author's career from running the Software Products Group at Dun & Bradstreet to the early days of Vanguard Atlantic Ltd. View full abstract»
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Three faces of human-computer interaction
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Cited by: Papers (24)Human-computer interaction is considered a core element of computer science. Yet it has not coalesced; many researchers who identify their focus as human-computer interaction reside in other fields. The author examines the origins and evolution of three HCI research foci: computer operation, information systems management, and discretionary use. The author describes efforts to find common ground a... View full abstract»
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Computer Society Information
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Ready reckoners [printed multiplication table book]
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Cited by: Papers (1)Multiplication is vital to the conduct of commerce but is time-consuming and error-prone. Among the many aids developed over two centuries to address these issues, the most widely used was the ready reckoner, a printed book containing tables of precalculated multiplication results that could be useful in business transactions. View full abstract»
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2005 Annual Index, Volume 27
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Computer Memory, Collective Memory: Recovering History through Chilean Computing
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[Inside back cover]
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Aims & Scope
The IEEE Annals of the History of Computing serves as a record of vital contributions which recount, preserve, and analyze the history of computing and the impact of computing on society.
Meet Our Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Gerardo Con Diaz
University of California, Davis
condiaz@ucdavis.edu