JWhite.pa@XEROX.ARPA (11/12/85)
ACM CONFERENCE ON THE
HISTORY OF PERSONAL WORKSTATIONS
January 9-10, 1986
Hyatt Rickeys
Palo Alto, California
This is the first in a series of ACM sponsored conferences focusing on the
"History of Computing." The History of Personal Workstations Conference
will explore the major events that influenced and led to one of the most fundamental
aspects of modern computing - the personal workstation. The Conference will
bring together, for the first time, those pioneers in the computer field whose
vision and work shaped the concepts behind modern personal workstations.
The History of Personal Workstations Conference is being sponsored by the
Association for Computing Machinery through its Pacific Region and hosted
by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. The Conference will explore important
areas such as computer networks, distributed computing, specialized workstation
environments, and programming environments that have shaped the history of,
and led to, the modern workstation. Pioneering researchers in these areas will
present the vision they had at the start of their work reflect on the impact their
work has had, and discuss the potential for impact in the future.
The History of Personal Workstations Conference represents a unique opportunity
to understand the events that hae led to modern distributed computing and
personal workstations. Bringing together the architects and pioneers of the
fundamental ideas behind modern workstations should be a memorable experience.
ADVANCE PROGRAM
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THURSDAY, January 9, 1986
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Opening Session: 9:00 - 10:15
WELCOME
William J. Spencer
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Gordon Bell
Encore Computer Corp.
Sessions 2 10:45 - 11:45
A Personal View of Personal Workstations:
Some Firsts in the Fifties
Douglas Ross
SofTech, Inc.
Lunch 11:45 - 1:00
Session 3 1:00 - 3:00
Some Early History Seen from a
Washington Point of View
J. C. R. Licklider
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
The Arpanet and Computer Networks
Larry Roberts
Net Express
Session 4 3:30 - 5:30
The First Scientific Workstation
Glen J. Culler
Culler Scientific Systems Corp.
The Augmented Knowledge Workshop
Doug Englebart
MacDonnell Douglas
Reception 6:00 - 7:30
Banquet 7:30 - 10:00
The Dynabook - Past, Present, and Future
Alan Kay
Apple Computer, Inc.
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FRIDAY, January 10, 1986
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Session 5 8:30 - 10:30
Personal Distributed Computing:
The Alto and Ethernet Hardware
Chuck Thacker
Digital Equipment Corp. Systems Research Center
Personal Distributed Computing:
The Alto and Ethernet Sofrware
Butler Lampson
Digital Equipment Corp. Systems Research Center
Session 6 11:00 - 12:00
The LINC was Early and Small
Wesley Clark
Sutherland and Sproull
Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
Session 7 1:00 - 2:00
From the Hand Calculator to the
Modern Engineering Workstation
Chuck House
Hewlett-Packard
Session 8 2:30 - 4:30
The History of the Promis Technology
Jan Schultz
Promis Information Systems
User Technology -- From Pointing to Pondering
Stuart Card and Thomas Moran
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Sponsor: ACM Pacific Region
Host: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION
The advance registration fee for the conference includes a copy of the proceedings,
luncheons on Thursday and Friday, refreshments during breaks, and the reception
and banquet on Thursday evening. Student regitration fees do not include luncheons
or the banquet although some tickets for these functions may be available on-site.
On-site registrations will be accepted between 7:00 - 10:00 pm on Wednesday,
January 8, 1986 at the conference hotel and all day Thursday starting at 8:00am.
It should be noted, however, that meeting space is limited. Therefore, advance
registration is strongly recommended.
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ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM
ACM History of Personal Workstations Conference
Please make checks or money orders payable (in U.S. currency) to:
ACM History of Personal Workstations Conference.
Complete and return this form along with your payment to:
ACM History of Personal Workstations Conference
c/o Gloria Warner
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Advance Registration Late/On-Site Registration
(Before December 15)
ACM Member: $220 ..................... $280 ......................
Non-Member: $260 ..................... $310 ......................
Full-time Student: $100 ..................... $100 ...............
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HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The ACM Conference on the History of Personal Workstations will be held at
Hyatt Rickeys, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306, Telephone:
(415) 493-8000, Telex: 334477. A block of rooms has been reserved for conference
attendees. Please make room reservations prior to December 8th by using the
attached form. If you contact the hotel by phone or Telex, mention that your
reservation is associated with the ACM History of Personal Workstations
Conference to receive the special conference rate.
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HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
ACM Conference on the History of Personal Workstations
Return this form (before December 8th) to:
Hyatt Rickeys
4219 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306
Attn: Reservations
Name: ............................................................................
Address: ........................................................................
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Arrival Date .............................. Time ...........................
Departure Date ......................... Time ...........................
Single ($97/night) ................... Double ($112/night) ...................
Reservations held until 6 p.m. unless payment guaranteed
To guarantee reservation for late arrival:
check enclosed ............. or
credit card MC/Visa/AmEx No. ..................................
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CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
General and Program Chair:
Alan Perlis
Computer Science Dept.
Yale University
2158 Yale Station
New Haven, CT 06520
For more information contact the Local Arrangements Chair:
John R. White
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(415) 494-4464