Reflections on the History of Computing

1. Institutional Nostalgia – Museum Victoria’s Cabinet of Computing Curiosities

   • David Demant, Arthur Tatnall

   Pages 348-361

2. The Changing Face of the History of Computing: The Role of Emulation in Protecting Our Digital Heritage

   • David Anderson, Janet Delve, Vaughan Powell

   Pages 362-384

3. My Fascination with Computing History

   • John Impagliazzo

   Pages 385-395

4. Back Matter

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This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first century to the 20th century. The 22 papers cover a wide range of computing related topics such as specific early computer systems, their construction, their use and their users; software programming and operating systems; people involved in the theory, design and use of these computers; computer education; and conservation of computing technology. Many of the authors were actually involved in the events they describe and share their specific reflections on the history of computing.

• computer education
• computer science
• hardware
• information technology
• microprogramming

• School of Management and Information Systems, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

  Arthur Tatnall

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