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SAGE software
by David C. Brock 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Does anyone know of any attempts to locate the source code for the SAGE system? .............. David C. Brock Director Center for Software History [http://www.computerhistory.org/softwarehistory/] Computer History Museum [http://www.computerhistory.org/] Email: dbrock(a)computerhistory.org Twitter: @dcbrock Skype: dcbrock 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94943 (650) 810-1010 main (650) 810-1886 direct Follow Us: @CHM Blog [http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/computerhistory] Twitter [https://twitter.com/ComputerHistory] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/computerhistory/] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/ComputerHistory] Make Software, Change the World! Now Open. [http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/makesoftware/]

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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
by Brian Berg 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

>From a BookBrowse <https://www.bookbrowse.com/> email that I received - on sale on Tue, 10 October, at least in the US: *Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy* On sale Oct 10 from Hachette Books Genre: History, Science & Current Affairs. 432 pages Critics' Opinion: 5/5 "*Code Girls* reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II... Mundy has rescued a piece of forgotten history, and given these American heroes the recognition they deserve." - Nathalia Holt, bestselling author of *Rise of the Rocket Girls* More about this book <https://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/3645/code-girls> | Read Reviews <https://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/3645/code-girls#ta…> _________________________ Brian A. Berg / bberg(a)StanfordAlumni.org Berg Software Design 14500 Big Basin Way, Suite F, Saratoga, CA 95070 USA Voice: 408.741.5010 / Cell: 408.568.2505 Consulting: Flash Memory/USB/Storage/Patents visit the Storage Cornucopia: www.bswd.com FMS Technical Chair: www.FlashMemorySummit.com IEEE Milestone <http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:List_of_IEEE_Milestones> Coordinator for Region 6 <http://www.ieee-region6.org/> IEEE SCV Section <http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/> Past Chair / IEEE-CNSV <http://www.CaliforniaConsultants.org> Board Director IEEE Silicon Valley Tech History Committee <http://www.SiliconValleyHistory.com/> Chair

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First information explosion in history
by Richard Vahrenkamp 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear all, 60 years ago the German sociologist Theo Pirker made the assertion that machinization of information leads to rapid expansion of information volume and to broadening the stream of information. I used this approach in my paper on punch card technology in Germany in the recent issue of the German journal Technikgeschichte. I showed how the introduction of punched cards induced the first information explosion in history. Further I raised some doubts on the current view that the industry in the United States were leading in the application of punched cards based control systems. I showed that in Germany the industry reached the same level of punched cards based control systems as in the United States. On your demand I can provide an English translation of my paper as a working paper 1/2017. With kind regards Richard Vahrenkamp ******************************************** Prof. Dr. Richard Vahrenkamp Logistik Consulting Berlin Phone 0177- 628 3325 E-Mail: Vahrenkamp2016(a)gmx.de Web: www.vahrenkamp.org Trendelenburgstr. 16 14057 Berlin *********************************************

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