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“Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality” by Meryl Alper, now available through The MIT Press
by Meryl Alper 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Dear SIGCIS friends and colleagues, I'm pleased to announce the recent publication of my book through The MIT Press: *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* *How communication technologies meant to empower people with speech disorders—to give voice to the voiceless—are still subject to disempowering structural inequalities.* “*Giving Voice* reopens the venerable question of new media’s effects on young people in invigorating ways, both through its ethnographic focus on iPad adoption and through its nuanced account of the meaning of voices and voice technologies. I came away from this book impressed at how difficult it is now, as perhaps it has ever been, to distinguish between face-to-face and mediated communication. Alper shows just how complex any interface between people can be!” —*John Durham Peters*, Professor of English and Film and Media Studies, Yale University; author of *The Marvelous Clouds* Until 3/1/17, friends and colleagues can receive a special *30% discount* on the book’s list price when ordering it directly through the MIT Press website at https://mitpress.mit.edu/giving-voice) Use digital discount code *MALPER30 *when prompted during checkout. This code can be used more than once, for multiple copies, and for both print and e-editions as they become available. Additionally, if you are in the Boston/Cambridge, MA area, there will be a book release event/signing at The MIT Press Bookstore on February 28 at 6 pm. I will also be in NYC and LA in the coming months, with more locations to be added: https://merylalper.com/giving-voice/. If you are interested in hosting a book talk, or are a journalist seeking a review copy, please feel free to reach out at m.alper(a)northeastern.edu. With thanks and best wishes, Meryl Alper -- *Meryl Alper* Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University Holmes 217 m.alper(a)northeastern.edu merylalper.com Author, *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* (MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice>, Amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Voice-Communication-Disability-Inequality/dp/…> )

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent - German text?
by Brian Randell 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Hi Mark: I’ve scanned and will separately email you the German original of the 11.4.1936 patent application contained in Origins. The other patent-related documents I have are: 1. Rechenmaschine - patent application Z23 624 IX b/42 m - 24.12.1936 2a. General remarks to the Zuse Patent Application Z391 (from IBM, dated Oct. 14, 1975)) “This application was filed with the German Patent Office June 16, 1941 . . . the application was finally rejected on July 14, 1967. The rejection was based on obviousness and lack of novelty. The patent application refers to a program controlled binary relay computer including a memory for storing values in predetermined storage cells, further an arithmetic unit which works in floating point mode, and a programming unit for automatically controlling the operation process following a predetermined computing plan represented by a punch tape carrying coded program instructions . . .” To this is attached a typed document: BUNDESPATENTGERICHT Aktenzeichen 17w 296/62/ Beschluss [Resolution?] In Sachen der Patentanmeldung Z391 IXc/42m (11 pages) 2b. General remarks to the Zuse Patent Application Z394 “This application was filed with the German Patent Office Oct 11, 1944 . . . the Federal Patent Court finally rejected the application on July 14, 1967. The rejection was based on obviousness and lack of novelty. The application is related to a program controlled computer for carrying out logic operations with binary operands . . ." To this is attached a typed document: BUNDESPATENTGERICHT Aktenzeichen 17w 6/61 Beschluss [Resolution?] In Sachen der Patentanmeldung Z394 IX/42w (12 pages) 3. German Patent “Mechanisches Schaltglied” Nr 907948 (9 May 1936) - document dated 1 April 1954 - 5 pages 4. German Patent “Aus mechanischen Schaltglerden aufgebautes Speichewerk” Nr 924 107 (3 July 1937) - document dated 24 Feb 1955 -13 pages 5. “Zahlen Beispiels” Akt. Z. p50 746 IXb/42m "Ubersetzen einer Decimalzahl in der Duallogarithm”. Typewritten document, on Dipl.-Ing. K. Zuse letterhead, no date, but handwritten annotation PA 489163* 8.7.50, and stamped Ausgelegt 9 Apr 1953) - 35 pages, plus 6 of figures 6. K. Zuse: Rechengeräte für Flügelvermessung - 4 typewritten pages, plus 9 pages of figures from Patentschrift 872 645 Apologies for any transcription language, especially in the German text. Cheers Brian On 26 Jan 2017, at 12:27, Mark Priestley <m.priestley(a)gmail.com<mailto:m.priestley@gmail.com>> wrote: PS Here's a reference to the patent application number Z23624: http://kalliope.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/en/ead?ead.id=DE-210A_NL_207_0991 It appears to be a distinct application, dating from December 1936. Mark On 26 January 2017 at 11:48, Mark Priestley <m.priestley(a)gmail.com<mailto:m.priestley@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks everybody for the fascinating and helpful replies, both on and off list. Just to summarize wrt to this specific document, in case anyone's interested: * A typescript of a patent application, dated 9 April 1936 on the headed notepaper of patent attorney Dr-Ing. Bruno Wolf, is in the Deutsches Museum archives, and there's a photo of the first page on Ulf's book page at http://www.deutsches-museum.de/forschung/forschungsbereiche/bereich-wtug/sc… There's a handwritten note that says "angemeldet [registered?] 11.4.1936" and gives an application number (?) Z 23 139 IX/42 m. * A transcription of the German text (no diagrams) is at http://zuse.zib.de/album/Uc4YiqKixaG2NAnK/item/EYgALUJiKnCyc9MH * Brian Randell's "Origins" collection contains a partial English translation (omitting the claims). The bibliographic reference at the end of the book (the 3rd edition) gives a different patent application number, Z23624. I don't know if the application ever resulted in an actual patent being awarded. The DEPATISnet website doesn't list a Zuse patent with an application date in April 1936 (on a quick "beginners search", anyway :-) The 9 May 1936 application that Con referred to is different - the issued patent was for a "Mechanisches Schaltglied" ("Mechanical Switching Element"?) Cheers, Mark On 24 January 2017 at 10:58, Mark Priestley <m.priestley(a)gmail.com<mailto:m.priestley@gmail.com>> wrote: Dear list, Zuse's 1936 patent "Method for Automatic Execution of Calculations with the Aid of Computers" is reprinted in Brian Randell's "Origins of Digital Computers" collections. Does anyone know if/where I can get hold of the German original? Thanks in advance. Mark _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org -- School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK EMAIL = Brian.Randell(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:Brian.Randell@ncl.ac.uk> PHONE = +44 191 208 7923 FAX = +44 191 208 8232 URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html

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Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent - German text?
by Mark Priestley 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Dear list, Zuse's 1936 patent "Method for Automatic Execution of Calculations with the Aid of Computers" is reprinted in Brian Randell's "Origins of Digital Computers" collections. Does anyone know if/where I can get hold of the German original? Thanks in advance. Mark

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Resources on Ayyadurai saga
by Glenn Bugos 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Don’t think this tidbit has appeared on the list...A few years back there was a rock musical in London called Loserville. It’s now closed, though American high schools are picking it up. It is set in 1971, focusing on Michael Dork, a nerdy high school student confused by girls, with a tight group of friends, striving to invent email as his “one way ticket out of Loserville." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUqgUylpVA Here’s a high school in Oregon, performing the last act of the play, where the brilliant, beautiful and underestimated Holly, blackmailed by the scion of military contractor Arch Systems, enjoys the Eureka moment of putting “@“ in the address (:45) then passes her secret along to her friend Michael (3:30). “After all this time/it seems so obvious/we’re making history/we’ll be notorious/so many sleepless nights/it never came to us/it’s so simple/it’s genius.” Then “It’s the birth of the digital/God what a miracle/we are really living in the future now.”

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Book release of Programmed Inequality
by Marie Hicks 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Hi all, I wanted to send a note to let you know that my first book <http://mariehicks.net/> is being released at the end of this week. If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, you are more than welcome to come to the book release party that will be held at Women and Children First bookstore <http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9780262035545> in Andersonville at 7:30PM this Friday the 27th. There will be a reading, a signing, and also some snazzy bookmarks and cake because my friends are good at marketing ;) If you're not in the Chicago area, but would like to see me talk about the book and spin a yarn or two about my old sysadmin days, check out the list of spring talk dates <http://programmedinequality.com/#speaking> on my book website. I will be in New York, Silicon Valley, Durham NC, and Manchester UK--and a few more dates will be added as spring progresses. This book would not have been possible without the community, camaraderie, and intellectual and moral support of SIGCIS, so I want to thank you all for the parts you have played in helping bring this project to fruition. Thanks, and hope to see you out there, Marie ______________________ Marie Hicks, Ph.D. Asst. Professor, History of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL USA mhicks1(a)iit.edu | mariehicks.net <http://www.mariehicks.net/> | @histoftech <http://twitter.com/histoftech> *Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing* www.programmedinequality.com

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent - German text?
by Pierre MOUNIER-KUHN 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Dear Ulf, dear all, As some of you may know, the Z4 ended up its operational existence on the French side of the Rhine, when the Zurich ETH sold it in 1955 to the Institut des recherches techniques in Saint-Louis (ISL), a military lab devoted to R&D on accoustics and shock waves. I don't know if Konrad Zuse himself came to Saint-Louis, but the French and German scientists working at ISL participated regularly in the meetings of the Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (GAMM). I can enquire whether ISL kept archives from K. Zuse. He mentioned it without much detail to me when we met in 1990. Best, Pierre Mounier-Kuhn De: "Ulf Hashagen" <u.hashagen(a)deutsches-museum.de> À: members(a)lists.sigcis.org Envoyé: Mercredi 25 Janvier 2017 18:24:33 Objet: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent - German text? Hi Mark, you might contact the Archive of the Deutsches Museum in Munich: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/archives/ The head of the Deutsches Museum Archive Wilhelm Füßl and his co-head Matthias Roeschner will be pleased to help you to get access tu the Zuse papers. By the way, the first page of the patent application can be found on the internet page of the book project "Konrad Zuse – Ein Computerpionier im „Dritten Reich“ und im Nachkriegsdeutschland" (Konrad Zuse - a computer pioneer in Nazi Germany and in Postwar Germany) at http://www.deutsches-museum.de/forschung/forschungsbereiche/bereich-wtug/sc… My colleague Hans Dieter Hellige and I are writing a book on Zuse together with the head of the Deutsches Museum Archives, Wilhelm Füßl. Best, Ulf -- PD Dr. Ulf Hashagen Leitung / Head Forschungsinstitut für Technik- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte / The Research Institute for the History of Science and Technology Deutsches Museum Museumsinsel 1 80538 München / Munich Germany Tel. +49/(0)89/2179-453 Fax +49/(0)89/2179-239 u.hashagen(a)deutsches-museum.de http://www.deutsches-museum.de/forschung/wissenschaftl-mitarbeiter/pd-dr-ul… Am 24.01.2017 um 11:58 schrieb Mark Priestley: Dear list, Zuse's 1936 patent "Method for Automatic Execution of Calculations with the Aid of Computers" is reprinted in Brian Randell's "Origins of Digital Computers" collections. Does anyone know if/where I can get hold of the German original? Thanks in advance. Mark _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org

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Resources on Ayyadurai saga
by Thomas Haigh 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Sounds like good idea. I’m busy with some other projects right now, and in any event it would be good to have somebody else take the lead on this for a while – make it more apparent to casual observers that there is a consensus in the history of computing community on this. Here are some resources that might be useful for someone thinking of writing on this issue: · http://www.sigcis.org/ayyadurai - my main page (includes links to various video and media content that would look good in a blog post, including a Xerox video). This tries to document and evaluate every historical claim made by Ayyadurai. · http://www.tomandmaria.com/Tom/Writing/CACM-SevenLessons.pdf my CACM article with lessons to be learned from the initial part of the case. This is more of a general reflection on what was going on from a media narrative viewpoint. · http://www.inventorofemail.com/ Ayyadurai’s own site · http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/05/shiva-ayyaduri-email-us-postal-servic… Boston globe article – not 100% reliable, but if you read to the end carefully you’ll get the right idea. · https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140901/07280928386/huffpo-publishes-biz… One of a number of solid Techdirt posts debunking Ayyadurai, this one dealing with the 2014 effort to push a misleading “History of Email” series focused exclusively on Ayyadurai. · https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=shiva+ayyadurai.Other Techdirt posts from this link, including one quoting me: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140903/18514728409/huffington-post-fina… · https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/omblog/post/origins-of-e-mail-my-mea-c… Washington Post ombudsman admitting that the story was unfounded · http://www.tomandmaria.com/Tom/Writing/HistoriesOfTheInternetDRAFT.pdf Introduction to special issue of I&C on Internet History in which we mention Ayyadurai’s case as an example of an attempt to fill in the gap between people’s ordinary experience and the ARPANET story. Example of a way to acknowledge appeal of the Ayyadurai narrative without endorsing its claims. Resources on the actual history of email include * Janet Abbate’s Inventing the Internet * Craig Partridge’s Annals paper, “The Technical Development of Internet Email.” This is the best overview of the actual development of modern email. * My chapter in The Internet and American Business has some material on non-Internet email and how it was eventually assimilated: http://www.tomandmaria.com/Tom/Writing/ProtocolsForProfitDRAFT.pdf. Best wishes, Tom From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org] On Behalf Of Christine Finn Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 9:09 AM To: David Golumbia <dgolumbia(a)gmail.com> Cc: Sigcis <members(a)sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Shiva/Gawker, also AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH I'd be happy to help with this. If we can craft something I'd be pleased to help reach a wider audience. I am already in touch with the UK Sunday Times - I contribute to them - and can make time to help with this, I don't have the tech expertise you all have, but can tell the story for the general public. all best Christine On 5 January 2017 at 09:56, David Golumbia <dgolumbia(a)gmail.com <mailto:dgolumbia@gmail.com> > wrote: "This is a historic victory for truth," declared Dr. Ayyadurai. "Americans have no tolerance for fake news, lies i mean, it's by far not the most offensive part of this story, but this statement leapt out at me--you coulda fooled me, and PT Barnum, and every "reality show" producer, and Facebook, and, and... -- David Golumbia dgolumbia(a)gmail.com <mailto:dgolumbia@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org <http://sigcis.org> , the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] 1997 IEEE Conference on the History of Computing
by Brian Randell 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Dear Alan, James, Atsushi: Thanks for your quick responses to my query. For the record, I have now made available the text of the paper I actually gave at the Williamsburg conference available at: http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/PapersInProceedings/Williamsbur… Cheers Brian > On 13 Jan 2017, at 14:38, David Alan Grier <grier(a)email.gwu.edu> wrote: > > Brian > I don’t believe that there were any formal proceedings - there are certainly none in the IEEE library. I was never solicited for the 0 to 1 book. My paper was published in the Annals. I believe that Luanne Johnson’s paper had the same outcome. > > David >> On Jan 13, 2017, at 8:22 AM, Brian Randell <brian.randell(a)newcastle.ac.uk> wrote: >> >> Hi: >> >> Am I right in understanding that this conference did not result in any published formal conference proceedings as such, though the book "From 0 to 1: an authoritative history of modern computing by Akera Atsushi and Frederik Nebeker” resulted from the conference five years later. >> >> My records indicate that the paper I gave at the 1997 conference ("The Development of Computers and their History”) was at the request of the editors of "From 0 to 1” replaced by a very different paper “The New Electronic Technology”. (I have a copy of the former paper to hand, but not the latter.) >> >> Have the actual papers delivered at the conference ever been published, i.e., were any actual conference proceedings ever issued? >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian Randell >> >> — >> >> School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU >> EMAIL = Brian.Randell(a)ncl.ac.uk PHONE = +44 191 208 7923 >> URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org > — School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU 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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NYCDH Week is less than a month away!
by Kimon Keramidas 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

The 2nd Annual NYCDH Week is coming to an institution near you from February 6-10. Filled with talks, roundtables, networking, and probably the most impressive array of FREE workshops known to DH-kind, NYCDH Week gives individuals across the region an opportunity to learn new techniques and skills, meet new people, and make new connections. Time to Start Registering! Registration for the NYCDH Week 2017 Kickoff Gathering <http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/nycdh-week-2017-kickoff-gathering/> and all of the Workshops <http://dhweek.nycdh.org/workshops/> is now open! Register for any event by using the RSVP tool at the bottom of the right-hand sidebar of each event page. Dr. Stephen Brier to Receive Inaugural NYCDH Award We are proud to announce that Dr. Stephen Brier of the CUNY Graduate Center and American Social History Project will be the recipient of the inaugural NYCDH Award. Dr. Brier’s career at CUNY and ASHP has included innovations in new media and public history, the development of important programs in digital pedagogy and humanities, and an unparalleled history of mentoring young scholars and building communities across the region. Dr. Brier will be receiving the first NYCDH Award and giving a keynote speech to conclude our NYCDH Week 2017 Kickoff Gathering <http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/nycdh-week-2017-kickoff-gathering/>. Please join us in honoring Dr. Brier’s impressive contributions to the NYCDH community. Birds-of-a-Feather Lunches Our kick-off event will also for the first time include community lunches built around common interests. During lunch, DHWeek participants are encouraged to join a bird-of-a-feather group at one of a myriad of local eating establishments. The form to sign-up for a lunch with a veteran or a friend can be found here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j_Ca6ePKl1J-NuqsIhYXMtXXSJPoyQLm0T7HlCI…>. Last Call to Propose a Workshop! During NYCDH Week graduate students, librarians, faculty, museum workers, independent scholars, tech companies and others will be offering FREE workshops at institutions across the city. These events are free and open to everyone with an interest in the digital humanities. Are you interested in teaching a workshop? There are over two dozen workshops already planned (view the list of workshops at the DH Week website <http://dhweek.nycdh.org/>), but there is still time to get in on the fun! The deadline to propose a workshop has been extended to January 20. The proposal form can be found here <https://goo.gl/forms/NVB4TrrBcqV6vuaJ2>. For any questions regarding NYCDH Week please contact Kimon Keramidas: kimon.keramidas(a)nyu.edu <mailto:kimon.keramidas@nyu.edu>. Cheers Kimon Kimon Keramidas, Ph.D. Associate Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Humanities and Social Thought New York University 14 University Place New York, NY 10003 E kimon.keramidas(a)nyu.edu <mailto:kimon.keramidas@nyu.edu> P 212-998-3691 T @kimonizer <http://twitter.com/kimonizer> W http://kimonkeramidas.com <http://kimonkeramidas.com/> The Interface Experience: Forty Years of Personal Computing Exhibition <http://www.bgc.bard.edu/gallery/gallery-at-bgc/past-exhibitions/the-interfa…> | Web <http://interface-experience.org/> The Interface Experience: A User’s Guide Winner of the 2016 Innovation in Print Design Award from the American Alliance of Museums <http://www.aam-us.org/> Buy Book <http://store.bgc.bard.edu/the-interface-experience-a-users-guide-by-kimon-k…>

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1997 IEEE Conference on the History of Computing
by Brian Randell 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Hi: Am I right in understanding that this conference did not result in any published formal conference proceedings as such, though the book "From 0 to 1: an authoritative history of modern computing by Akera Atsushi and Frederik Nebeker” resulted from the conference five years later. My records indicate that the paper I gave at the 1997 conference ("The Development of Computers and their History”) was at the request of the editors of "From 0 to 1” replaced by a very different paper “The New Electronic Technology”. (I have a copy of the former paper to hand, but not the latter.) Have the actual papers delivered at the conference ever been published, i.e., were any actual conference proceedings ever issued? Cheers Brian Randell — School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU 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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