January 2011 - Members - lists.sigcis.org

2010: SIGCIS's Year in Review
by Thomas Haigh 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Dear SIGCIS members, I hope this end of year message finds you all well and in a relaxed holiday mood. SIGCIS has had another good year, reaching new heights on every measurable aspect of our activities. The number of members reached a new high (over 250), the number and quality of contributions to the email list was greater than ever before, we raised more money at our annual lunch with our book auctions and small than ever before ($1,486) and gave out more travel grants (www.sigcis.org/travelaward) to participants than ever before ($2,400). Our second annual workshop received more submissions than the first, and more people attended. The Mahoney Fund (www.sigcis.org/mahoney) holds its highest balance to date (over $8,000) after its best year of donations so far (at least $2,850). So does our operating account (around $3,500). For the most part, then, it was a year of consolidation and incremental growth. If something can be done annually for several years then it becomes a tradition, and perhaps the most crucial stumbling block is doing something twice. SIGCIS made the second Computer History Museum award (http://www.sigcis.org/chmprize) to Atsushi Akera for his book Computing a Natural World. The second SIGCIS Workshop, http://www.sigcis.org/workshop10, was a great success. See the full report at http://www.sigcis.org/node/13. We are already planning for next year's. SHOT's 2011 meeting is collocated with the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing editorial board meeting, as well as with several scholarly societies, and so we anticipate a particularly good turnout among the field's best known scholars. Despite our focus on institutional sustainability the SIGCIS team did launch several new projects. These fit with our philosophy of looking for simple, easy and low cost ways to strengthen the international scholarly community in history of computing. This year's breakout hit was the syllabus repository (http://www.sigcis.org/syllabi) It now holds around forty syllabi showcasing a broad range of approaches to teaching in the area. (Here's a new year resolution: if you have a new syllabus and are willing to share it please send a copy now to secretary(a)sigcis.org) Our team of international vice presidents added new resource guides for the history of computing in Britain (http://www.sigcis.org/britain) and Japan (http://www.sigcis.org/japan) We also added a new edition of Anne Fitzpatrick's Pioneers of Soviet Computing to the Member Contributions area (http://www.sigcis.org/contributions) Next year we will be looking for new ways to strengthen this part of the website. Another new initiative is currently unfolding. Behind the scenes we updated the site this year to use a current release of Drupal, fixing some glitches that had accumulated over the years. Our platform includes blogging and comment capabilities, and we have been experimenting with the best way to use it. Chris McDonald of Princeton and Marie Hicks of Duke have recently joined the SIGCIS executive committee (http://www.sigcis.org/node/6) and have taken special responsibility for this. Dag Spicer will also be blogging to keep us up to date with events at the Computer History Museum. You can see the latest from them at http://www.sigcis.org/blog. All SIGCIS members can login to post comments. If you would like your own blog on the site them please contact us. In the future we will be experimenting with ways to use blogs, wikis, and the email list together - for example by asking a question by email and then having answers accumulate on a blog page. Another good new year resolution: check your entry in our member directory at http://www.sigcis.org/members and make any updates needed by logging in at http://www.sigcis.org/user. Thanks to all of you who have contributed to SIGCIS over the past year, whether as email posters, organizers, donors, syllabus providers, bidders in the book auction, workshop attendees, or readers of our website and messages. If you have ideas on how to make 2011 another record breaking year for the SIG, or would like to get involved as a volunteer, then please get in touch. Happy holidays, Tom Haigh, SIGCIS chair www.tomandmaria.com/tom

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Volume 4 of Knuth!
by Ceruzzi, Paul 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

Amazon has listed volume "4A" of Knuth. I won't believe it until I get my hands on it. Volume Three (Sorting and Searching), was published in 1973. Does this strike anyone else besides me as strange? Knuth had a huge influence the history of computing--besides his contribution to computing. I use the past tense because I haven't seen Volume 4 yet. I wrote a bit more on this in the IT History blog (ithistory.org/blog) Paul E. Ceruzzi Chair, Division of Space History National Air & Space Museum MRC 311; PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 202-633-2414 <http://www.nasm.si.edu/staffDetail.cfm?staffID=24>

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Members Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12
by Dag Spicer 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

What is the difference between a "Roundtable" and an "Open Fishbowl?" Dag On 1/26/11 9:23 PM, "members-request(a)sigcis.org" <members-request(a)sigcis.org> wrote: > Send Members mailing list submissions to > members(a)sigcis.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > members-request(a)sigcis.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > members-owner(a)sigcis.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Henry Tom (JHUP executive editor) passed away (Thomas J. Misa) > 2. Re: Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 (IR-12) > (John Paul Laprise) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:56:46 -0600 > From: "Thomas J. Misa" <tmisa(a)umn.edu> > To: sigcis <members(a)sigcis.org> > Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Henry Tom (JHUP executive editor) passed > away > Message-ID: <663789A6-D41C-43DC-9EE7-CD39B53B5503(a)umn.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Some very sad news. Henry had just retired from JHUP, where -- in 36 years > and 1,000 books -- he'd done much to create publishing opportunities in the > history of technology and, indeed, to move a major press fully behind the > developing field. > > http://www.press.jhu.edu/news/index.html#henry_tom > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:23:10 +0300 > From: John Paul Laprise <j-laprise(a)northwestern.edu> > To: "members(a)sigcis.org" <members(a)sigcis.org> > Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 > (IR-12) > Message-ID: > <BFA6A3B65665864DA42236EDFB2E09D72AFFFD4A68(a)nuqmail1.qatar.northwestern.edu> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have attended a number of these and Tom?s points are well taken. It is a > broad conference with a higher proportion of junior scholars than many other > conferences (as one might expect in a newer field of inquiry). That said, it?s > a very vibrant conference with lots of ideas being thrown around. Brilliant > and not so brilliant. I?ve got to get out to one of these again soon. > > John > > From: members-bounces(a)sigcis.org [mailto:members-bounces@sigcis.org] On Behalf > Of Thomas Haigh > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:16 AM > To: members(a)sigcis.org > Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 (IR-12) > > Below is the CFP for the Association of Internet Researchers. I haven?t been > to one of these, though I almost did in 2009. The scope seems to be creeping > beyond just the Internet and the composition is deliberately > interdisciplinary, so proposals on video game history, etc. and things related > to the conference theme of ?Performance and Participation? might be received > with interest. Note that, unlike history conferences, they expect to receive > full papers at some point. > > Tom > > From: sigtis-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigtis-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf > Of Karine Nahon > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:02 AM > To: sigtis-l(a)asis.org > Subject: [Sigtis-l] Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 (IR-12) > > > Hello everyone, > > > > Please distribute as appropriate. > > > > I'm pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for next year's Internet > Research conference. The website for the conference is: http://ir12.aoir.org > . Follow us on twitter at @ir12. > > > > Call for Papers Internet Research 12.0 ? Performance and Participation > > > > The 12th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the > Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) > > > > October 10-13, 2011 > > Renaissance Hotel, Seattle > > Seattle, Washington, USA > > > > People perform identities, worry about economic performance, expect better > performance from technologies, and feel pressure to perform as employees or in > other roles in life. We observe or participate in artistic performances, > ritual performances, and the performance of experiments. Join us in > considerations, analyses, and celebrations of the many types of performance > and participation online and in blended online/offline contexts. We look > forward to creative articulations of the many meanings of the term performance > and to the many ways of considering types of participation. > > > > To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposals > from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination of them that > address the conference themes, including, but not limited to, papers that > intersect and/or interconnect with the following: > > > > * Creative performances and digital arts > > * Participatory culture and participatory design > > * Critical performance and political participation > > * Identity performance > > * Exclusion from participation > > * Economic performance of Internet-related industries > > * Game performance > > * Performance expectations (as workers, citizens, etc.) > > * Ritual performances and communal participation > > > > Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the > conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes > on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, > cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects > of the Internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome > disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international > collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. We particularly invite > proposals from scholars in the areas of digital arts and digital humanities. > > > > SUBMISSIONS > > > > We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in the > past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, > organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single > theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a particular topic. > We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among > conference delegates. A common form of this type is the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, > but we would also like to encourage other formats, such as OPEN FISHBOWL > SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under ?Fishbowl (conversation)? for a > description of this format. Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of > interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.) > > > > DEADLINES > > Submissions Due: 1 March 2011 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details > below) > > Notification: 1 May 2011 > > Full Papers Submissions Due: 1 July 2011 > > > > NOTE: The submission deadline this year is later than in previous years, but > for this reason, it is a HARD DEADLINE; there will be no extensions to this > date. > > > > SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS > > All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard blind peer > review. > > > > Format: > > > > * PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - submit abstract of 600-800 words > > * PANEL PROPOSALS - submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel theme, > plus a 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation. The panel > organizer must assemble these materials for submission, > > * ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS - submit a statement indicating the nature > of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial participants. > (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the name of the > moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the fishbowl.) > > * PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - please submit all workshop proposals via email to > ir12chair(a)aoir.org<mailto:ir12chair@aoir.org>. Workshop proposals should > include names of presenters, and a 1,000-word description. > > > > Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals > on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the > Program Chair. Each individual may present only one paper during the > conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on multiple papers. In > addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a panel, > roundtable, or performance. > > > > PUBLICATION OF PAPERS > > > > Full papers submitted by the 1 July 2011 deadline will undergo review to be > published in an open-access, online collection, Papers of the Internet > Research Conference (ISSN forthcoming). > > > > Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of > the journal Information, Communication & Society. Authors selected for > submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the conference. > > > > PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS > > > > On October 10, 2011, there will be a limited number of pre-conference > workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on > and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference > workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will > invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals > should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, > methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as > well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will > be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to > the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local > opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all > inquiries regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as > possible to both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than Marc > h 1, 2011. > > > > CONTACT INFORMATION > > > > * Program Chair: Lori Kendall, Graduate School of Library and Information > Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, email: > loriken(at)illinois(dot)edu > > * Conference Chair: Karine Nahon, Information School, University of > Washington, email: karineb(at)uw(dot)edu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------- > Dr. Karine Nahon - http://eKarine.org > Associate Professor > The Information School, > University of Washington > Twitter - http://twitter.com/karineb > Office tel. - (206) 685-6668 > > > >

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Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 (IR-12)
by Thomas Haigh 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Below is the CFP for the Association of Internet Researchers. I haven’t been to one of these, though I almost did in 2009. The scope seems to be creeping beyond just the Internet and the composition is deliberately interdisciplinary, so proposals on video game history, etc. and things related to the conference theme of “Performance and Participation” might be received with interest. Note that, unlike history conferences, they expect to receive full papers at some point. Tom From: sigtis-l-bounces(a)asis.org [mailto:sigtis-l-bounces@asis.org] On Behalf Of Karine Nahon Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:02 AM To: sigtis-l(a)asis.org Subject: [Sigtis-l] Call For Papers: Internet Research 12.0 (IR-12) Hello everyone, Please distribute as appropriate. I'm pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for next year's Internet Research conference. The website for the conference is: http://ir12.aoir.org . Follow us on twitter at @ir12. Call for Papers Internet Research 12.0 – Performance and Participation The 12th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) October 10-13, 2011 Renaissance Hotel, Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA People perform identities, worry about economic performance, expect better performance from technologies, and feel pressure to perform as employees or in other roles in life. We observe or participate in artistic performances, ritual performances, and the performance of experiments. Join us in considerations, analyses, and celebrations of the many types of performance and participation online and in blended online/offline contexts. We look forward to creative articulations of the many meanings of the term performance and to the many ways of considering types of participation. To this end, we call for papers, panel and pre-conference workshop proposals from any discipline, methodology, community or a combination of them that address the conference themes, including, but not limited to, papers that intersect and/or interconnect with the following: * Creative performances and digital arts * Participatory culture and participatory design * Critical performance and political participation * Identity performance * Exclusion from participation * Economic performance of Internet-related industries * Game performance * Performance expectations (as workers, citizens, etc.) * Ritual performances and communal participation Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference themes, and we welcome innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on those themes. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the Internet beyond the conference themes. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. We particularly invite proposals from scholars in the areas of digital arts and digital humanities. SUBMISSIONS We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. As in the past, we welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANEL PROPOSALS that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme, as well as PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS which focus on a particular topic. We also invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. A common form of this type is the ROUNDTABLE SESSION, but we would also like to encourage other formats, such as OPEN FISHBOWL SESSIONS. (See the Wikipedia entry under “Fishbowl (conversation)” for a description of this format. Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community.) DEADLINES Submissions Due: 1 March 2011 (Papers, Panels and Pre-Workshops. Details below) Notification: 1 May 2011 Full Papers Submissions Due: 1 July 2011 NOTE: The submission deadline this year is later than in previous years, but for this reason, it is a HARD DEADLINE; there will be no extensions to this date. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS All papers and presentations will be evaluated in a standard blind peer review. Format: * PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - submit abstract of 600-800 words * PANEL PROPOSALS - submit a description of 600-800 words on the panel theme, plus a 250-500 word abstract for each paper or presentation. The panel organizer must assemble these materials for submission, * ROUNDTABLE and FISHBOWL PROPOSALS - submit a statement indicating the nature of the discussion and form of interaction, and listing initial participants. (In the case of a fishbowl proposal, this will include the name of the moderator, and the names of the first four speakers for the fishbowl.) * PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - please submit all workshop proposals via email to ir12chair(a)aoir.org. Workshop proposals should include names of presenters, and a 1,000-word description. Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair. Each individual may present only one paper during the conference, though they may be listed as a co-author on multiple papers. In addition to this one presentation, they may also appear on a panel, roundtable, or performance. PUBLICATION OF PAPERS Full papers submitted by the 1 July 2011 deadline will undergo review to be published in an open-access, online collection, Papers of the Internet Research Conference (ISSN forthcoming). Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society. Authors selected for submission for this issue will be contacted prior to the conference. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS On October 10, 2011, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops and symposia that will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquiries regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to both the Conference Chair and Program Chair and no later than March 1, 2011. CONTACT INFORMATION * Program Chair: Lori Kendall, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, email: loriken(at)illinois(dot)edu * Conference Chair: Karine Nahon, Information School, University of Washington, email: karineb(at)uw(dot)edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Karine Nahon - http://eKarine.org Associate Professor The Information School, University of Washington Twitter - http://twitter.com/karineb Office tel. - (206) 685-6668

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Henry Tom (JHUP executive editor) passed away
by Thomas J. Misa 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Some very sad news. Henry had just retired from JHUP, where -- in 36 years and 1,000 books -- he'd done much to create publishing opportunities in the history of technology and, indeed, to move a major press fully behind the developing field. http://www.press.jhu.edu/news/index.html#henry_tom

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FW: Knuth vol 4A
by Thomas Haigh 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

[Forwarded from Jim Cortada, who has also been hit with the mysterious mail problem when posting to the list. Given that there are more than 250 people on the list we've probably had enough messages on this topic now. We are experimenting with blog posts for some announcements, so that this kind of back and forth chat can take place among those with particular interest in the topic in the comments under the post. Tom]. Message from Jim Cortada follows: To: William McMillan <wmcmillan(a)emich.edu>, <members(a)sigcis.org> cc: Date: 08:03:10 AM Today Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Knuth vol 4A The conversation about Professor Knuth has been very interesting and all over the place. I sense a tinge of criticism for his work, e.g., doubts if vol. 4 will be published, if it has and how, importance of his work, etc. I think we need to keep something very fundamental in mind: That this gentleman did more to codify important parts of computer science and published more on his chosen subjects of importance than any of us on this siglist have so far. We need to respect this professor's lifetime of accumulated achievement and celebrate every new publication that he produces. How many of you would be able--let alone be willing--to continue contributing after the age of 70? If I were him reading the comments we have published so far, I would feel a bit concerned. One of the purposes of this sigcis group is to create a virtual community to reinforce positively each others' work and to celebrate our accomplishments. I view Professor Knuth as a founding member of the computer science community and feel privileged that he has long demonstrated interest in our work on the history of IT. Let's return the respect and affection that he deserves. Dr. Jim (James) W. Cortada IBM Institute for Business Value 2917 Irvington Way Madison, WI 53713 USA jwcorta(a)us.ibm.com 608-270-4462 Inactive hide details for William McMillan ---01/26/2011 07:35:25 AM---I know you aren't necessarily saying it, Dave, but sayinWilliam McMillan ---01/26/2011 07:35:25 AM---I know you aren't necessarily saying it, Dave, but saying that "...his typesetting work has had more From: William McMillan <wmcmillan(a)emich.edu> To: members(a)sigcis.org Date: 01/26/11 07:35 AM Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Knuth vol 4A Sent by: members-bounces(a)sigcis.org _____ I know you aren't necessarily saying it, Dave, but saying that "...his typesetting work has had more impact on the world than his TAOCP, i.e., algorithm, work" is kind of like saying that building the hanging gardens of Babylon had more impact than inventing algebra. _____ From: "dave walden family" <dave.walden.family(a)gmail.com> To: members(a)sigcis.org Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:02:39 PM Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Knuth vol 4A Between then and now Knuth also did multiple revisions of his first three volumes of TAOCP, put out a volume in the series updating the hypothetical machine he uses for algorithm analysis, has put out eight or so volumes of his collected papers, wrote his volume on Concrete Math, and wrote his bible study books. I have read the opinion of some people that his typesetting work has had more impact on the world than his TAOCP, i.e., algorithm, work. Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members(a)sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. The list archives are at <http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/> http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/ and you can change your subscription options at <http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members> http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members__________________________________ _____________ This email is relayed from members(a)sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. The list archives are at <http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/> http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/ and you can change your subscription options at <http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members> http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members

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Knuth
by Ceruzzi, Paul 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

I hope I did not give the impression that I thought Knuth had neglected the series in the past 4 decades. Rather than prolong this argument I will quote from Knuth, vol.. 1, p. 463, who in turn quotes Sherlock Holmes: "You will, I am sure, agree with me that if page 534 finds us only in the second chapter, the length of the first must have been really intolerable." One other thing: In my blog post I said that exercise 4, p. xix of Volume One--Fermat's last Theorem--has since been solved. I believe I misspoke, perhaps confusing it with the four-color problem. Have any members of SIGCIS worked through exercise 4? Paul E. Ceruzzi

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Knuth vol 4A
by dave.walden.family＠gmail.com 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Between then and now Knuth also did multiple revisions of his first three volumes of TAOCP, put out a volume in the series updating the hypothetical machine he uses for algorithm analysis, has put out eight or so volumes of his collected papers, wrote his volume on Concrete Math, and wrote his bible study books. I have read the opinion of some people that his typesetting work has had more impact on the world than his TAOCP, i.e., algorithm, work. Sent from my iPad

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Smiley / ENIAC
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Jane Smiley is speaking @ CHM this week. Bill Mauchly says he's flying out there to ask her questions in person. Wish I could be there to witness this. Bill also launched a web site: http://www.the-eniac.com. The bottom half is a blog. As you'd imagine it sometimes gets emotional and personal, especially re: Smiley. The top half of the page (six orange links of explanatory pages) is written for lay readers. Disclosure on behalf of myself and Peter Eckstein: we were both involved in writing this content.

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PS re Knuth and computer typesetting
by dave.walden.family＠gmail.com 25 Jan '11

25 Jan '11

Regarding computing history, I cannot resist directing you to http://tug.org/TUGboat/tb31-2/tb98panel.pdf Which is from http://tug.org/tug2010

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