Title :
Early Computing at the University of Alberta and the Introduction of the LGP-30
Author_Institution :
Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta.
Abstract :
To re-create the University of Alberta´s computing milieu of some 40 years ago, this article surveys the university´s computational procedures before the arrival of the first computer and discusses the university´s acquisition and use of the LGP-30
Keywords :
educational computing; educational institutions; history; LGP-30 computer; University of Alberta; academic computing history; librascope general precision digital computer; university computational procedures; Books; Calculators; Costs; Education; History; Mathematics; Statistics; LGP-30; University of Alberta; desk calculators; mathematical tables;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2007.3
