Title
Implementation of software systems and modules, part 1Catalog Number
102706817Type
AudioDescription
The West Coast Computer Faire was an annual computer industry conference and exposition. The first fair was held in 1977 and was organized by Jim Warren and Bob Relling. At the time, it was the biggest computer show in the world, intended to popularize the peronal computer in the home.This first fair took place on April 16-17, 1977, in San Francisco Civic Auditorium and Brooks Hall, and saw the debut of the Commodre PET, presented by Chuck Peddle, and the Apple II, presented by then 21-year-old Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. There were about 180 exhibitors, among them Intel, MITS, and Digitial Research. More than 12,000 people visited the fair.
Papers presented during this session:
Dennis Allison, "An interpretative approach to implementing programming"
W. Kahan, "Floating Point arithmentic - How to get the wrong answer soon"
Roy Rankin, "Numerical calculations on microprocessors"
Date
1977-04Credits
Allison, DennisPublisher
Butterfly Media DimensionsPlace of Publication
San Francisco, CA, USAIdentifying Numbers
| Other number | camvchm_000030_t01 | CAVPP ID |
| Other number | Tape #16A |
Format
Standard audio cassetteSeries Title
The First West Coast Computer FaireCredit
Gift of Jim WarrenLot Number
X2595.2004
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