IFIP TC6 Open Digital Library

History of Nordic Computing 2003: Trondheim, Norway

History of Nordic Computing, IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway

Janis A. Bubenko Jr., John Impagliazzo, Arne Sølvberg

Springer, IFIP 174, ISBN: 0-387-24167-1



Contents

Reflections, Thoughts, and Episodes.

Börje Langefors

 1-5

An Interview with Börje Langefors.

Janis A. Bubenko Jr., Ingemar Dahlstrand

 7-22

The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948-1962).

Drude Berntsen

 23-32

The Role of IBM in Starting up Computing in the Nordic Countries.

Hans E. Andersin

 33-43

Computerisation of the Icelandic State and Municipalities.

Oddur Benediktsson, Jóhann Gunnarsson, Egill B. Hreinsson, Jakob Jakobsson, Örn Kaldalóns, Óttar Kjartansson, Ólafur Rósmundsson, Helgi Sigvaldason, Gunnar Stefansson, Jón Zophoniasson

 45-60

Technology Transfer, Modernization, and the Welfare State.

Per Vingaard Klüver

 61-77

A Failure Revisited: The First Finnish Computer Construction Project.

Petri Paju

 79-94

On the Politics of Failure.

Anders Carlsson

 95-110

Birth of Computer Science Education and Research in Finland.

Reino Kurki-Suonio

 111-121

The Advent of the First General-Purpose Computer in Iceland.

Magnús Magnússon

 123-130

Early Curricula in Computer Science at the University of Iceland.

Oddur Benediktsson

 131-136

Research and Curricula Development at Norwegian Universities.

Terje O. Espelid, Arne Maus, Svein Nordbotten, Knut Skog, Arne Sølvberg

 137-153

Introducing Information Technology at Norwegian Regional Colleges.

Per Ofstad

 155-159

Nordic Cooperation within the Field of Computing.

Erik Bruhn

 161-167

Cooperation as a Driving Force in Nordic IT.

Jussi Tuori

 169-177

History of the Nordic Computer Industry.

Christian Gram, Tero Laaksonen, Tomas Ohlin, Harold W. Lawson, Rolf Skår, Ole Stangegaard

 179-190

The Datasaab Flexible Central Processing Unit.

Harold W. Lawson

 191-195

Introduction of Computers in Norwegian School Mathematics.

Herman Ruge

 197-202

From Programming to System Design.

Lauri Fontell

 203-213

The Birth of it in Upper Secondary Education in Norway.

Steinar Thorvaldsen, Jan Wibe

 215-221

IT for Learning: A Need for a New Approach?.

Anita Kollerbaur

 223-238

The Early Nordic Software Effort.

Ingemar Dahlstrand

 239-249

Algol-Genius.

Bengt Asker

 251-260

The Birth of Simula.

Stein Krogdahl

 261-275

Club Activity in the Early Phases of Microcomputing in Finland.

Petri Saarikoski

 277-287

MIPROC.

Harald Yndestad

 289-296

From Binary Strings to Visual Programming.

Knut Skog

 297-310

Ferranti Mercury at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

T. William Olle

 311-316

Making Computing Available.

Norman Sanders

 317-326

SCIP: A Scandinavian Project on Systems Analysis and Design.

Paul Lindgreen

 327-337

IS Scandinavian Information Systems Development Becoming Passé?.

Juhani Iivari

 339-356

Significant Applications.

Nils Høeg

 357-358

Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries.

Trond Vahl

 359-367

Applications and Technologies for Maritime and Offshore Industries.

Trygve Reenskaug

 369-390

Nordunet: The Roots of Nordic Networking.

Rolf Nordhagen

 391-404

Where Were the Women?

Eva Lindencrona

 405-411

When Computers Became of Interest in Politics.

Sten Henriksson

 413-423

Development in the Growth Base of the 'Oulu Phenomenon'.

Henry Oinas-Kukkonen, Jouni Similä, Pentti Kerola, Petri Pulli, Samuli Saukkonen

 425-447

The Norwegian Computing Center and the Univac 1107 (1963-1970).

Knut Elgsaas, Håvard Hegna

 449-462

The Wegematic 1000 Computing Centre, 1959-1964.

Jaakko Suominen, Petri Paju, Aimo A. Törn

 463-485

Concluding Remarks.

Tomas Ohlin, Lars Heide, Niels Hoeg, Martti Tienari

 487-488