History of Nordic Computing IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Bubenko, Janis (Editor ), Impagliazzo, John (Editor ), Soelvberg, Arne (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 174
Temas:
Computer science.
Computers-History.
Computers and civilization.
Computers.
Computer industry.
Professions.
Theory of Computation.
History of Computing.
Computers and Society.
Computing Milieux.
The Computer Industry.
The Computing Profession.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reflections, Thoughts, and Episodes
  • An Interview with Börje Langefors
  • The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948-1962)
  • The Role of IBM in Starting up Computing in the Nordic Countries
  • Computerisation of the Icelandic State and Municipalities
  • Technology transfer, Modernization, and the Welfare State
  • A Failure Revisited: The First Finnish Computer Construction Project
  • On the Politics of Failure
  • Birth of Computer Science Education and Research in Finland
  • The Advent of the First General-Purpose Computer in Iceland
  • Early Curricula in Computer Science at the University of Iceland
  • Research and Curricula Development at Norwegian Universities
  • Introducing Information Technology at Norwegian Regional Colleges
  • Nordic Cooperation within the Field of Computing
  • Cooperation as a Driving Force in Nordic It
  • History of the Nordic Computer Industry
  • The Datasaab Flexible Central Processing Unit
  • of Computers in Norwegian School Mathematics
  • From Programming to System Design
  • The Birth of It in Upper Secondary Education in Norway
  • It for Learning: A Need for a New Approach?
  • The Early Nordic Software Effort
  • Algol-Genius
  • The Birth of Simula
  • Club Activity in the Early Phases of Microcomputing in Finland
  • MIPROC
  • From Binary Strings to Visual Programming
  • Ferranti Mercury at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
  • Making Computing Available
  • Scip: A Scandinavian Project on Systems Analysis and Design
  • Is Scandinavian Information System Development Becoming Passé?
  • Significant Applications
  • Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries
  • Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries
  • Nordunet: The Roots of Nordic Networking
  • Where Were the Women?
  • When Computers Became of Interest in Politics
  • Development in the Growth Base of the 'Oulu Phenomenon'
  • The Norwegian Computing Center and the Univac 1107 (1963-1970)
  • The Wegematic 1000 Computing Center, 1959-1964
  • Concluding Remarks.

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