On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:24 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > > Sorry for the delay in responding, Viesturs. I can't say I've been > totally focused on finding you resources but I have tried from time > to > time to penetrate the NIST archives. > > A major problem seems to be that, *way*back then, typically a few > copies > of the progress reports were printed at NBS/NIST and given to people > on > the project distribution list. Printing masters were then sent off to > the Government Printing Office and the National Technical Information > Service for mass reproduction and distribution. Result: few > electronic > (e.g., eps or pdf) files exist unless some scanned a physical copy. > Another problem is the document search engine leaves much to be > desired > (by me at least). Also, the NIST archives seem to be going through a > reorganization. More readily accessible conference and journal > articles > tended to both more formal and less specific than what an integrator > would like. > > In the meantime, I did discover that Google Books has scanned the > NIST > Special Publication No. 967, "Automating the Future", a history of > the > NIST Automated Manufacturing Research Facility from 1980 to 1995. I > didn't try to download it but the complete text and imagery appears > to > be there. I think it is well written. > > Try: http://books.google.com/books?id=BwhRAAAAMAAJ > > Enjoy. Also don't forget to check the list of references.
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