mjk@ttrdc.UUCP (Mike Kelly) (05/30/85)
The June Atlantic has an article on the computer technology required for Star Wars. It was written by Jonathan Jacky who is described as "a research assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on computer science." The article is generally good. It takes a very critical look at the DoDs attitude towards the software required to make Star Wars work. He also points out how the Strategic Computing Program is linked with the Star Wars work. The article notes that "an unprecedented flow of DoD dollars is intended, in the Pentagon's words, to 'push' and 'pull' the nation's computer scientists into working on 'carefully selected military applications.'" Mike Kelly
rastaman@ihdev.UUCP (05/30/85)
> The June Atlantic has an article on the computer technology required for > Star Wars. It was written by Jonathan Jacky who is described as "a > research assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at > the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the author of > numerous scholarly articles on computer science." > Hmmmm... So why prey tell is this CS expert slumming as a cancer specialist?
myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Latitudinarian Lobster) (06/01/85)
You can get the official scoop on things in Volume V of the
Fletcher Report ("Report of the Study on Eliminating the Threat Posed by
Nuclear Ballistic Missles"), Battle Management, Communications, and Data
Processing, Task T-3-191 of Government Contract MDA 903 84 C 0031.
I don't know how publically accessible this document is, nor whether I can
get in trouble by photocopying it for interested netters. It's unclassified,
so you might contact one of your local Congresspersons about receiving a copy.
jeff mmyers@uwmacc.UUCP (Latitudinarian Lobster) (06/01/85)
> > The June Atlantic has an article on the computer technology required for > > Star Wars. It was written by Jonathan Jacky who is described as "a > > research assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at > > the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the author of > > numerous scholarly articles on computer science." > > > > Hmmmm... So why prey tell is this CS expert slumming as a cancer > specialist? Possibly because he feels that he has more to offer to society in that field than by working for certain companies (who shall remain nameless -- you know who they are (if you don't, check out the February 1983 issue of *Defense Electronics*)) supporting the War Department.