Dear colleagues, 

I am happy to announce the latest issue of IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, now available online. It is entitled ‘From Trains to Training’. 

This issue contains a variety of exciting contributions: 

The Origins of Training and Education in the Indian Information Technology Sector
How Percy Ludgate’s 1909 Paper (and IBM) Helped Thwart Konrad Zuse’s Computer Patent in 1960
Turing’s Test, a Beautiful Thought Experiment

The Work and Vision of Ubiquitous Computing at Xerox PARC

The British Rail Total Operations Processing System and the Birth of Telematics

Anecdote 
Stepping Into the Future—The Invention and Evolution of the Stepping Switch
Biographies
Working in the Scientific State: John Womersley’s Early Career
Events & Sightings
Notes From the 2024 SIGCIS Meeting: System Update: Patches, Tactics, Responses

Best,

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