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Diebold, Computer Pioneer, Dies
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:37:46 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: GLIGOR1 () aol com Date: December 27, 2005 8:20:05 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: For IP, if you wish Source: Wall Street Journal, 27 Dec 05 Diebold, Computer Pioneer, DiesJohn Diebold, one of the earliest of early adopters, died at his home after suffering from esophageal cancer, his nephew said. He was 79 years old. Mr. Diebold, an advocate of computers during the age of Eisenhower, layed out his vision of a computerized future in the 1952 book "Automation." The book, considered part of the modern management canon, presented the idea of using programmable devices in business. In 1963, Mr. Diebold presented newspaper executives with a plan to use keyboards for inputting stories that could be edited on computer consoles -- a system that did not became standard until the 1980s.
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