Title :
Software in the 1960s as concept, service, and product
Abstract :
Packaged application software established a small but important corporate niche during the 1960s. The author charts the shifting meaning of the word software, situates the first software companies within the overall computer services market, and probes the attractions and limitations of the first packages from the viewpoint of their potential purchasers: managers of data processing
Keywords :
DP industry; history; software management; software packages; 1960s; computer services market; data processing managers; packaged application software; purchasing; software companies; Application software; Computer aided instruction; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Costs; Data processing; Packaging; Software packages; System software; Time sharing computer systems;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
