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> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:26:51 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Computer Industry Strategies: IEEE Annals of the History of > Computing articles on IBM and others. > To: [email protected] > > The latest volume does not yet appear to be available electronically on the > IEEE sites - latest available seems to be volume 35 #3. Do you have a link > to #4? > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Boyes > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: Computer Industry Strategies: IEEE Annals of the History of > Computing articles on IBM and others. > > Given the recent discussion on early Fortran implementations and other > historical stuff on IBMVM, you folks may want to hunt down the current issue > of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing (volume 35, #4). This issue > contains a really good article on industry approaches in the early days of > the commercial computing industry, but also contains two other articles worth > reading: one on the early development of compilers and programming languages > at IBM Europe location (discussing a lot of the origins of structured > languages like PL/1 and PL/M, and the origins of the various Fortran and > COBOL compilers), and second, a close look at the training and engagement > model for sales people used by IBM up until very recently. The articles are > not freely downloadable, but they're worth the effort to obtain. > > The second article would be good required reading for the current IBM > management team. It has a lot to say about what IBM used to be, and what > might yet save them from themselves. > > Article references: > > Endres, Albert. "Early Language and Compiler Developments at IBM Europe: A > Personal Retrospection", in /IEEE Annals of the History of Computing/, v.35, > #4 (Oct-Dec, 2013), pp 18-30. > > Cortada, James W. "'Carrying a Bag': Memoirs of and IBM Salesman, 1974-1981", > in /IEEE Annals of the History of Computing/, v35, #4 (Oct-Dec, 2013) , pp > 32-47. > > -- > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If > the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
