Title
Minicomputer Software Workshop : session 1 - DEC/DG origins
Catalog Number
102795856
Type
Document
Description
This first session of the pioneer meeting on minicomputer software, held on March 3, 2008, covers the origins of the minicomputer software companies (including ISVs [independent software vendors] and VARs [value-added resellers]) that produced software that ran on DEC and Data General (DG) computers. This meeting specifically focuses on how the industry grew, how it was created, and what the people did from both technological and business standpoints. The representatives from Argonaut Information Systems, Creative Socio-Medics, Ross Systems, and Wild Hare explain when and how their companies were founded in terms of initial products, services, staffing, and funding. They also profile their respective competitors and customers. Following a discussion of the companies’ relationships with DEC and DG, the session concludes with the participants explaining their transition from service bureaus that offered timesharing services into software houses.
Date
2008-03-03
Contributor
Alberts, Gerard, Speaker
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Baltes, Cheryl, Editor
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Bride, Edward, Editor
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Grad, Burt, Moderator
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Gustafson, Paul, Speaker
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Haigh, Thomas, Speaker
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Hensley, Joe, Speaker
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Hines, Karol, Speaker
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Jerger, Doug, Speaker
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Johson, Luanne, Speaker
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LaHay, Edward, Speaker
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Mahoney, Michael, Speaker
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Phillips, Jan, Speaker
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Phillips, John, Speaker
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Ray, Bruce, Speaker
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Ross, Kenneth, Speaker
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Schachter, Oscar, Speaker
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Walsh, Ian, Speaker
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA, USA
Extent
37 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Collection Title
CHM Oral History Collection
Credit
Software Industry Special Interest Group