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Why AFIPS Invested in History
July-September 1986 (vol. 8 no. 3)
pp. 270-274
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| Walter M. Carlson, "Why AFIPS Invested in History," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 270-274, July-September, 1986. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/MAHC.1986.10050, author = {Walter M. Carlson}, title = {Why AFIPS Invested in History}, journal ={IEEE Annals of the History of Computing}, volume = {8}, number = {3}, issn = {1058-6180}, year = {1986}, pages = {270-274}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MAHC.1986.10050}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Annals of the History of Computing TI - Why AFIPS Invested in History IS - 3 SN - 1058-6180 SP270 EP274 EPD - 270-274 A1 - Walter M. Carlson, PY - 1986 VL - 8 JA - IEEE Annals of the History of Computing ER - | |||
The simple answer to the question of why AFIPS invested in history - given the benefit of today's 20/20 hindsight - is that there is no economic market for the history of contemporary technology. In the special case of information technology, everyone involved is far too busy keeping up with today's events and tomorrow's predictions, and no time is available to be concerned about yesterday.
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Walter M. Carlson, "Why AFIPS Invested in History," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 270-274, July-Sept. 1986, doi:10.1109/MAHC.1986.10050
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