Dear colleagues,

It brings me pleasure to announce that the latest issue of IEEE Annals of the History of Computing is now available online. Here is the link to the CSDL and to Xplore (I am aware that some institutions have access through only one of these).

This is a Special Issue guest edited by Burton Grad and Dave Kasik and is entitled ‘Computer Aided Design I: Forming the CAD Software Industry’. It’s a real bumper issue, possibly Annals’ largest ever, packed with various perspectives on the CAD industry. Of particular note are the many contributions from individuals who worked in the field, including in leadership positions, providing a deep and varied set of testimonials and insider views.

Here’s the table of contents:

Guest Editors’ Introduction

CAD: Forming the Industry
by Burton Grad, David Kasik

Theme Article

Computer-Aided Design in the United States, 1949–1984: Designing in a Closed World
by Daniel Cardoso Llach

Theme Article

Industry-Developed CAD/CAM Software
by David J. Kasik

Theme Article
Developing and Using CAD/CAM/CAE Systems in Boeing

by David J. Kasik

Department: Biography

Patrick J. Hanratty: Pioneer in Commercial CAD/CAM Software Systems
by Cheryl Baltes

Department: Anecdotes

Applicon: The Early Days of Computer-Aided Electronics Design
by Fontaine K. Richardson

Department: Anecdotes

Nonuniform Rational B-Splines, Computervision, and Me
by Kenneth J. Versprille

Theme Articles

The History of Unigraphics, 1974–2001
by Paul O. Sicking, George A. Allen, Wilfredo R. Valenzuela

Theme Article

SDRC: Company History and Impact on the CAD/MCAE Industry in the 20th Century
by Kevin Eustace, Albert Klosterman

Theme Article

A History of CAD in the United Kingdom: The Cambridge Phenomenon
by Michael A. Evans

Theme Article

CAD at Fluor, T&W/Versacad, Computervision, and Archway
by Tom Lazear

Theme Article

Dassault Systèmes: A CAD Success Story
by Francis Bernard

Department: Interviews

Autodesk Oral History
by Chuck House, Burt Grad

Department: Interviews

Oral History of Alvar Green
by Douglas Fairbairn

Department: Events and Sightings

Computer-Aided Design: CAD Materials at the Computer History Museum and Charles Babbage Institute
by Burton Grad

Department: Reviews

Review of The Big 50: Celebrating 50 ACM SIGGRAPH Conferences, by David J. Kasik, Mary C. Whitton, and Chris R. Johnson
by Dave Shreiner
Best,

Dr. Troy Kaighin Astarte (they/them / nhw)

I often dictate messages due to motor disability; please forgive any oddities resulting.

Lecturer, Computer Science / Darlithydd, Cyfrifiadureg
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Editor-in-Chief / Prif Olygydd, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing

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