IP: For Calif IPers LECTURE: Early Generations of Computer

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

               Bay Area Computer History Perspectives
                                and
                 The Computer Museum History Center
                              present


   "Early Generations of Computer Hardware at Livermore Labs, 1953-1975"


      Speakers: Chuck Cole, Ed Lafranchi, Dave Pehrson, Bob Wyman,
                            and Cecilia Larsen
                 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory




                     5:30 PM, Tuesday, Mar. 31
                 The Computer Museum History Center
                            Building 126
                           Moffett Field
                      Mountain View, CA  94035
                        (directions at end)




Early Generations of Computer Hardware at Livermore Labs, 1953-1975:


This talk focuses on the various technologies deployed by computer
manufacturers since the early 1950s and how these developments were
reflected in the computing environment at Livermore Labs.  As one of the
nation's premier government laboratories, Livermore has often been the
first in line to receive the most advanced computing systems of the day.
In 1964, for example, it took delivery of S/N #1 of the CDC 6600, perhaps
the single most influential computer ever built.  The 6600 set the standard
for the next twenty years of supercomputer development and also marked the
beginning of serious networking at Livermore, with the Octopus networking
environment.


> From Livermore's first Univac in 1953 (which used mercury delay line
memory) to the Williams Tube memory in the IBM 701 and the core memory of
the IBM 704, this talk presents five Livermore people's perspective on
forty years of change in computational methods and machines.


Much of the hardware mentioned in this talk is represented at the History
Center, the largest computer history collection in the world, and can be
seen before and after the talk.  The speakers have between them over 130
years of experience with hardware development at Livermore, including
Cecilia
Larsen, Employee no. 15 (and the first woman) at Livermore.




***NOTE***
ADVANCE CONFIRMATION IS REQUIRED for entry to Moffett Field.
If you plan to attend, please reply to Zoe Allison at: +1 650 604 2575,
or via e-mail to: allison () tcm org. Please indicate if you are a US
citizen. If not a US citizen, please indicate your country of
origin and if you have a passport, green card or both.  You will
require one of these documents for entry.


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The staff of Bay Area Computer History Perspectives and The Computer
Museum History Center again wish to thank George Michael for his
assistance with this program.


These talks are sponsored by The Computer Museum History Center and Sun
Microsystems.


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                             Directions


Directions: from Highway 101 in Mountain View, take the Moffett Field exit
(ignore any exits for Moffett Blvd.). You will come immediately up to
the Moffett Field main gate. Park to the right side of the gate, in the
visitor's parking area, and go into the Visitor Badging office to get


your reserved badge and further directions.


Again, if you plan to attend, please remember to contact Zoe Allison at: +1
650 604 2575, or via e-mail at: allison () tcm org and to indicate your
citizenship.





--
Dag Spicer
Manager, Historical Collections
The Computer Museum History Center
Moffett Federal Airfield
Mountain View, CA  94035


Offices: Building T12-A
Exhibit Area: Building 126


Tel: +1 650 604 2578
Fax: +1 650 604 2594
E-m: spicer () tcm org
WWW: http://www.tcm.org/history/


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