History of Nordic Computing IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2005, 2005
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2005 |
| Series: | IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
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Table of Contents:
- Reflections, Thoughts, and Episodes
- An Interview with Börje Langefors
- The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948–1962)
- The Role of IBM in Starting up Computing in the Nordic Countries
- Computerisation of the Icelandic State and Municipalities
- Technology transfer, Modernization, and the Welfare State
- A Failure Revisited: The First Finnish Computer Construction Project
- On the Politics of Failure
- Birth of Computer Science Education and Research in Finland
- The Advent of the First General-Purpose Computer in Iceland
- Early Curricula in Computer Science at the University of Iceland
- Research and Curricula Development at Norwegian Universities
- Introducing Information Technology at Norwegian Regional Colleges
- Nordic Cooperation within the Field of Computing
- Cooperation as a Driving Force in Nordic It
- History of the Nordic Computer Industry
- The Datasaab Flexible Central Processing Unit
- of Computers in Norwegian School Mathematics
- From Programming to System Design
- The Birth of It in Upper Secondary Education in Norway
- It for Learning: A Need for a New Approach?
- The Early Nordic Software Effort
- Algol-Genius
- The Birth of Simula
- Club Activity in the Early Phases of Microcomputing in Finland
- MIPROC
- From Binary Strings to Visual Programming
- Ferranti Mercury at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
- Making Computing Available
- Scip: A Scandinavian Project on Systems Analysis and Design
- Is Scandinavian Information System Development Becoming Passé?
- Significant Applications
- Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries
- Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries
- Nordunet: The Roots of Nordic Networking
- Where Were the Women?
- When Computers Became of Interest in Politics
- Development in the Growth Base of the ‘Oulu Phenomenon’
- The Norwegian Computing Center and the Univac 1107 (1963–1970)
- The Wegematic 1000 Computing Center,1959–1964
- Concluding Remarks