Title :
Engineering Change: The Appropriation of Computer Technology at Grupo ICA in Mexico (1965—1971)
Author :
Batiz-Lazo, B. ; Haigh, T.
Author_Institution :
Bangor Univ., Bangor, UK
Abstract :
The Mexican civil engineering firm ICA installed its first computer, an IBM 1130, in 1966. By documenting the development of ICA´s computing efforts over almost 15 years, the authors trace the influence of personnel and company practices, examine the development of technical and administrative applications, and explore the computer center´s story within the broader history of ICA.
Keywords :
IBM computers; civil engineering; computer centres; personnel; social aspects of automation; IBM 1130; ICA; Ingenieros Civiles Asociados; Mexican civil engineering firm; administrative application; company practices; computer center; computer technology; personnel; technical application; Computer integration; Data preprocessing; History; Mexico; ICA; Mexico; computer centers; computer integrated engineering; data processing; history; history of computing;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2012.22
