New CHM Lecture Online! - Innovating the Future
Dear SIGCIS Colleagues, Here is a recording of our latest lecture, Innovating the Future: SRI's Curt Calrson and Bill Mark in conversation with The New York Times columnist John Markoff, which took place this Tuesday last. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbCuj3RITE&feature=em-subs_digest&list=TLRnR-iXUYr4I Enjoy! Dag Published on May 17, 2013 [Recorded: April 14,2013] SRI International's pioneering contributions to computing are legendary, from the invention of the computer mouse and interactive computing in the 1960s, to the first internetworked and wireless connections in the 1970s. Fast-forward to 2010, when SRI created the first-generation virtual personal assistant and sold Siri to Apple. Over 66 years, SRI has conducted billions of dollars of R&D and has created enormous value through spin-off ventures such as Nuance and Intuitive Surgical. Other innovations include new cancer drugs, digital math curriculum to help students break through algebra and move on to higher math, and much more. How does SRI do it, while many powerhouse corporate research labs have disappeared? John Markoff of The New York Times will explore SRI, beginning with a conversation with William Mark, Vice President of Information and Computing Sciences. Hear what Mark and his researchers are imagining and turning into reality: from virtual personal assistants capable of human-like dialogue, to next-generation textbooks that use artificial intelligence, and human-machine interfaces that anticipate your moves. To learn how SRI moves its research from the laboratory into the marketplace, they will be joined on stage by SRI's President and CEO Curt Carlson. Carlson will offer a unique definition of innovation and discuss its importance in government policy, education, and U.S. competitiveness. We hope you'll join us for another compelling conversation led by John Markoff, who is our moderator-in-chief for this track examining and celebrating innovation at research labs. This event is part of the Museum's acclaimed Revolutionaries speaker series, featuring renowned innovators, business and technology leaders, and authors in enthralling conversations often with leading journalists. Our audiences learn about the process of innovation, its risks and rewards, and failure that led to ultimate success. -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94043 650.810.1035 direct 650.810.1055 fax Follow Us: CHM Blog I Facebook I Twitter I YouTube
Hello I am looking for the archives or any article on the History of Tandem computers. I am particularly interested in how they developed the so-called "NonStop" (fault-tolerant) system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_Computers Any pointers will be appreciated. Kind regards Bernardo Bangor University (Wales)
Dear Bernardo, Joel Bartlett is one of the Tandem founders; he is also responsible for the software architecture (process pairs, etc.) in the original NonStop system. I met Joel when I worked at Tandem between 1981-1984. When I passed along your email, he replied:
There's a crowd-sourced history called "Tandem Computers Unplugged - A People's History" that Gaye I. Clemson wrote. It has errors (including my employee number), but people seem to find it an entertaining read. It's available from fastpencil.com <http://fastpencil.com>. An interesting element of oral history was interviews done with the original crew that were spliced together for the 10th anniversary. We may or may not have a copy.
As to technical history, reading the initial publications by Katzman and myself is the earliest public info. I had more information, but it was scooped up by Tandem legal when I left.
If someone wants to do an oral history, they better get started soon as at 64, I'm the youngest of the original crew.
You can order the book Joel mentioned via Amazon or from the author's web site: http://www.tandemcomputersunplugged.com/ The initial technical publications Joel referred to were presented at the Eleventh Hawaii International Computer Conference on System Scienceds in January 1978, but have been reprinted, for example in Siewiorek and Swarz: /The Theory and Practice of Reliable System Design /(Digital Press, 1982). Paul McJones On 5/17/2013 11:51 PM, Bernardo Batiz-Lazo wrote:
Hello I am looking for the archives or any article on the History of Tandem computers. I am particularly interested in how they developed the so-called "NonStop" (fault-tolerant) system:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem_Computers
Any pointers will be appreciated.
Kind regards Bernardo Bangor University (Wales)
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Bernardo Batiz-Lazo -
Dag Spicer -
Paul McJones