The Computer and Me
A Restrospective Look at Some Computers and Languages
Keith Smillie
Table of Contents
Introduction
Teachers
IBM 602 Calculating Punch
UTEC
Ferut
Meccano Differential Analyzer
Beatrice (Trixie) Worsley
Desk Calculators
Simulation
Sample Problem
Computing Devices I
NCR 102-A and 102-D
An Early Statistical Calculation
Bendix G15-D
Computing Devices II
IBM 650
Stantec Zebra
Algo
LGP-30
Mainframes
IBM 5100
Conventional Languages
Array Languages I
Other Languages
Natural Languages
Array Languages II
Then and Now
Conclusion
References
Edmonton, Alberta
May 2002
Revised: July 2002
Home page:
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~smillie/