May 2022 - Members - lists.sigcis.org

NYT Obituary for Dave Walden
by Andrew Russell 05 May '22

05 May '22

Hello - Many of you will have heard the sad news of Dave Walden’s passing. Katie Hafner wrote an obituary for the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/technology/david-walden-dead.html?unlock…>. (I believe the previous link will work for everyone, including non-subscribers). Dave made so many contributions to computing, and to the history of computing, and he will be very sorely missed. His personal website has substantial material of significant historical interest: see https://www.walden-family.com/ <https://www.walden-family.com/>. Andy

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Interlisp Restoration Project
by STEPHEN KAISLER 04 May '22

04 May '22

A group of original developers of Interlisp and several other past and present users have worked diligently to transfer Interlisp to run on modern computing systems. Please post this Announcement: Interlisp Restoration Project Interlisp was a software development environment developed at Xerox PARC in the 1970s and 1980s to support research in many areas including Artificial Intelligence, Graphical User Interfaces, and Computer Supported Collaborative Work using HyperText. The software has many versions as it evolved over 25 years. The 1992 ACM Software System Award https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/masinter_3814811 was awarded to the Interlisp system for “… pioneering work in programming environments that integrated * source-language debuggers, * fully compatible integrated interpreter/compiler, * automatic change management, * structure-based editing, * logging facilities, * interactive graphics, and * analysis/profiling tools.”http://Interlisp.Org is a project led by some of the original developers and users of the software, with help from Lisp and open source communities. This team is working to restore and adapt the Medley version of Interlisp to modern computing infrastructures. The project will allow others to experience this seminal IDE (Integrated Development Environment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment ) as well as a number of applications written in and for it. Thehttp://Interlisp.Org team is interested in how to preserve an idea and an experience through reviving and adapting it for the next generation. Exposing newcomers to the Interlisp software and inspiring experiences with it are central to the team’s preservation practice. They believe that saving the source code alone isn’t enough to preserve the software, and are working to revive Interlisp and adapt it to be useful in the modern world. The Interlisp .org team’s goals include: * Support researchers studying the history of software development paradigms, graphical user interfaces, hypertext, AI and other software methods * Build a case study for preservation of source code, algorithms, and software history * Invite interested researchers and potential users to participate in the revival of Interlisp For more information, pleae contact thehttp://Interlisp.org team at: Interlisp(a)googlegroups.com mailto:Interlisp@googlegroups.com or visit our website: http://interlisp.org/ .......... Steve Kaisler Participant Member SIGCIS

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The Computerization of Economics.
by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo 03 May '22

03 May '22

Might be of interest Bernardo Conference: The Computerization of Economics. Computers, Programming, and the Internet in the History of Economics 12-13 May 2022 Registration form to attend online: https://buff.ly/3kkm9sm <https://buff.ly/3kkm9sm>

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Fwd: Announcing the annual CBI Award in HCI History
by Jeffrey Yost 03 May '22

03 May '22

Dear Colleagues, Wanted to share this exciting new Human-Computer Interaction, or HCI, History Award Program we now have at CBI. There is both an award for scholars/professionals and recent graduates (dissertation or thesis). Please share with any lists or people you feel might be interested. Thank you! Best, Jeff <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> Annual CBI Award in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) History <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> *About* The Annual CBI Ben Shneiderman Award in Human-Computer Interaction History recognizes excellence in advancing the history/social study (focus must be change over time) of HCI. The principal award is for a published book, article, documentary, podcast, website, or other media on HCI’s past; a second award is for a top dissertation or thesis (Ph.D./Master’s degree) on HCI history. *Deadline for the 2022 Awards is November 1, 2022.* Award recipients will be announced at the Spring 2023 ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction) Conference. Learn more <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> Forward to a Friend <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> [image: Facebook] <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> [image: Twitter] <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> [image: Website] <https://umn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ac86934aa6cefdac2c4dcaa2e&id=…> [image: Email] <cbi(a)umn.edu> *Copyright © 2022 Charles Babbage Institute, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. *Our mailing address is:* Charles Babbage Institute Andersen Library, University of Minnesota 222 21st Ave S Ste 211 Minneapolis, MN 55455-4400 *Please connect: Twitter <https://twitter.com/justcodeculture> ** Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-yost-b714566>** CBI-FB <https://www.facebook.com/babbageinstitute> Blockchain & Society FB <https://www.facebook.com/Decentralizedinternet/>* *Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D. * Director, Charles Babbage Institute <http://www.cse.umn.edu/cbi>; Research Professor, HSTM 222 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN 55455 *Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press * Co-Editor *PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."* *Blockchain & Society Blog and Site* <https://www.blockchainandsociety.com/> (Founder/Leader) *Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture <https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces> *Co-Editor (w/ Amanda Wick) *Committee Member, National Academy of Engineering Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society* *Making IT Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (MIT Press) <https://amzn.to/3gqe4R6>*

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Percy Ludgate (1883-1922): Ireland's First Computer Designer (Paperback)
by Brian Randell 03 May '22

03 May '22

Hi With apologies, here is yet another contribution to the current flow of self-promotional messages. Trinity College Dublin's John Gabriel Byrne Computer Collection (https://hstmnetworkireland.org/the-john-gabriel-byrne-computer-science-coll… ) has just published this book about Percy Ludgate: Coghlan, B. and Randell, B. (eds.). Percy Ludgate (1883-1922): Ireland's First Computer Designer (Paperback). John Gabriel Byrne Computer Collection (2022), 246 pages. [ISBN 10: 1911566296 ISBN 13: 9781911566298] It is available from, for example, Book Depository International via AbeBooks (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31168337121&cm_sp=det-_-b…) Cheers Brian Randell — School of Computing, Newcastle University, 1 Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TG EMAIL = Brian.Randell(a)ncl.ac.uk PHONE = +44 191 208 7923 URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html

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