IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume 39 Issue 1 • January-March 2017
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- ( 1979 - 1991 ) Annals of the History of Computing
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Eternal October and the End of Cyberspace
Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):6 - 7
Cited by: Papers (1) - Rewiews
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- Feature Articles
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Screen History: The Haeff Memory and Graphics Tube
Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9 - 28
Cited by: Papers (2)Haeff-type tubes formed the high-speed memory of Whirlwind I but had their greatest impact in graphics and display technology, remaining in widespread use until the 1980s. Haeff seems to have been the first to store and display graphics and text on an electronic screen for an unlimited period, in 1947. View full abstract»
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Race and Computing: The Problem of Sources, the Potential of Prosopography, and the Lesson of Ebony Magazine
Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):29 - 51Historians recognize the need to examine race and technology, but published scholarship has not kept pace. This has been attributed to the absence of archival source materials. In response, scholars have approached "race" from a broad definition, rather than having sought to place persons of color who contributed to the development and innovative application of computing into the historical record... View full abstract»
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MCM on Personal Software
Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):52 - 64Micro Computer Machines was among the earliest companies to embark on the personal microcomputer project. The evolution of the company's views on personal software was emblematic of the personal computing paradigm's transformations, which occurred with some regularity and in several regions of the world throughout the history of personal computing. View full abstract»
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Early History of Computing in Switzerland: Discovery of Rare Devices, Unknown Documents, and Scarcely Known Facts
Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):65 - 72 - Back Covers
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IEEE Computer Society Richard E. Merwin Student Leadership Scholarship
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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