• DocumentCode
    931601
  • Title

    Events and Sightings

  • Author

    Kita, Chigusa

  • Author_Institution
    Kansai University
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    63
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    This department article features stories about the following: the French history of computing scene, the 50th anniversary of the first Japanese digital computer, an obituary of James E. Tomayko, Computer History Museum update, Andrew Carol´s model of a mechanical difference engine, and the retirement of the Unified File System at Reader´s Digest Company.
  • Keywords
    Computer History Museum; FUJIC; Unified File System; history of computing in France; mechanical difference engine; Computer History Museum; FUJIC; Unified File System; history of computing in France; mechanical difference engine;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2006.28
  • Filename
    1631916