Title :
My Corner of the Time-Sharing Innovation World
Abstract :
The author reflects on his career in the computing world, specifically his work in early time-sharing system development, and the almost accidental steps that put him in touch with some of the technical giants of the industry in Berkeley and then led to his years at Norsk Data in Norway. He explains how his contribution to ND with regard to operating system technology contributed significantly to the company´s astonishing growth.
Keywords :
DP industry; operating systems (computers); programming; Norsk Data; operating system technology; time-sharing innovation world; time-sharing system development; Computer technology; Portable document format; Programming; Software development; Time sharing computer systems; Berkeley Computer Corporation; CERN; Norsk Data; Rolf Skår; history of computing; time-sharing systems;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2014.57
