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Table of Contents Listed by Speaker Stewart Alsop II Publisher, Leading The Powersharing Series: Table of Contents Listed by Speaker Speaker Program Title Forum Date Key Pgm Stewart Alsop II Publisher, leading industry newsletter: BCS-GM 10/26/88 CI 185 The Future of Operating Systems Stewart Alsop II Newsletter Guru: 25 predictions. Sees BCS-GM 8/23/89 CI 217 NeXT as model for other computers Howard Anderson Pres.Yankee Group:The Coming Demise BCS-GM 11/20/85 CI 107 of the Personal Computer Industry Howard Anderson President, Yankee Group: How 1987 BCS-GM 11/19/86 CI 140 will look from 1992 Howard Anderson Mkt. research, Pres. Yankee Group: BCS-GM 11/18/87 CI 168 The Computer Industry of 1995 Michael Arbib Dir, USC Cntr. Neural Eng: Building Harvard- 2/28/89 AI 207 Computers with "intelligence". Sci.Cent. S.Arnold, D. Glenn Lucas Arts Pesents! Interactive games; BCS-GM 8/22/90 EG 228 T. G ra m a n i THX:sound stage audio quality at home 228V Bill Atkinson Hypercard: Its creator explains and NYMUG 11/4/87 SFT 165 demonstrates Gene Banman, Sun Microsystems team demos "4th BCS-GM 2/28/90 CS 224 team Wave Computing", SPARCStation 1 224V Erich Bloch Director, NSF: Role of Govt and Museum 6/15/86 OHP 159 Universities in Computer Development David Blum and Their creators explain and demo BCS-GM 6/25/86 SFT 154 Selwyn Rabins MathCAD and Alpha/three Dan Bricklin With Bob Frankston, created VisiCalc: NYPC 9/17/85 OHP 104 The upside, the downside, a new start. Dan Bricklin, Jona- Co-Creator VisiCalc, Pres. BCS: BCS-GM 9/24/86 CI 141 than Rotenberg Suppose you were IBM… Janice Brodman Harvard researcher: Microcomputers in HIID 2/4/85 INT 198 the Third World: Boon or Boondoggle? Janice Brodman Harvard Researcher: Microcomputers in BCS-SI 4/24/85 INT 202 Third World: Implications for Women. David Bunnell Publisher (PC World, Mac World, etc.): BCS-GM 4/25/90 CN 226 Bioworld - online info for biotech indus. 226V J.Button, T.Smith, Marketing Shareware Creators PC-File BCS-IBM 7/2/87 BU 152 Marshall Magee & SW concept; Procomm; Automenu Rod Canion, CEO, Compaq, introduces new laptop. NYCPC 10/18/89 CS 189 Charles Mann Mann intro: Powersharing's NYC Origins Bert Collins Head, BCS DB group: The New BCS-IBM 10/1/87 SFT 163 Generation of Databases Michael Dell Dell Founder tells the story of Dell BCS-GM 4/27/88 CS 179 computers; past, present and future Didier Diaz Project Manager: presents and demon- BCS-GM 9/24/89 CS 218 strates impressive Macintosh portable 218V Esther Dyson Publisher Release 1.0: Artificial BCS-GM 2/27/85 AI 121 Knowledge and the Future of Software Esther Dyson Publisher, Release 1.0 "Industry's most BCS-GM 5/25/88 CI 180 influential newsletter"(WSJ) Groupware The Powersharing Series: Table of Contents Listed by Speaker Speaker Program Title Forum Date Key Pgm Donald R. Emery CEO Ref.Software:Grammatik III: New BCS-GM 6/28/89 SFT 216 grammar checker + SIGGRAPH preview 216V Mark Epply CEO, Traveling Software: Sharp's coat BCS-GM 1/25/89 SFT 205 pocket computer: iPhone premonitions? Ed Esber CEO, Ashton-Tate: A-T's Long Range BCS-IBM 10/6/88 SFT 201 Database Strategy. Incl.obs.User Grps Scott Fisher NASA Proj. Dir: Virtual Environment BCS-GM 12/21/88 CS 203 Workstation.Why, what, how developed Charles Foskett CEO Natural Microsystems & creators: BCS-GM 5/22/85 CN 119 and colleagues WATSON! Interactive Voice Technology Robert Frankston Co-creator VisiCalc: Computers and NY Fair 9/24/83 SFT 129 New Ways of Thinking: TK Solver! Games:David Ahl, The Past of Computer Games-Creative Museum 11/7/87 EG 176 Ken Arnold and Computing Founder moderates: A.K.Dewdney, T. The Future of Computer Games (Pt.1) Museum 11/7/87 EG 177 Snyder, C. Craw- Scientific American ed. chairs: TS- ford,Game D. Designers' Bunten, PuppyThe Future Love of& ComputerAI for Dogs Games; CC-Balance (Pt. 2) Museum 11/7/87 EG 178 Panel What makes good game; games of the T.Garnett, A. future;Software avoiding Superstars! generation Lightyear, of nerds. DB BCS-GM 4/24/85 SFT 122 Bosworth, P. Kahn Reflex, Superkey Jean Louis Gassee Apple VP, Product Development: Museum 5/17/87 CI 146 A Look at the Future. Bill Gates Co-founder Microsoft: Future BCS-IBM 6/3/87 CS 150 Developments in Personal Computers Bill Gates Future Developments in Personal BCS-IBM 6/3/87 CS 151 Computers: Q & A. Much on languages Bill Gates Microsoft Co-founder: BCS-IBM 2/8/88 CS 175 The Future of Macintosh & MIT Bill Gates Co-founder Microsoft: Freewheeling BCS-IBM 5/4/89 OHP 210 presentation and discussion w BCS Bill Gates Co-founder Microsoft: Future of BCS-IBM 6/10/91 CS 230 Operating Systems; Intro of DOS 5.0 Nat Goldhaber Serial entrepreneur: Computer BCS-GM 10/25/89 CN 220 Networking, Implications for Society Dan Goldman V.P. Digitalk: Demystifying Object BCS-GM 4/26/89 CS 209 Oriented Programming. Smalltalk lang. 209V Bobby Goodson, Keynote Addresses: 9th Annual Leslie Leslie 5/1/87 EG 157 Adeline Naiman College Conference: Computers in Ed. College E.Gottheil, B.& L. Creators of Lotus HAL - intelligent BCS-GM 4/23/86 SFT 116 Gross, A. Driscoll frontend for 123; Also mktg. strategy. Martin Graetz and Spacewar! Creators discuss making the Museum 2/24/85 OHP 101 Alan Kotok first computer video game Adam Green Leading DB author: Selecting a NY Fair 9/24/83 SFT 113 Database Management System Adam Green DB author: Big Chill in the Software NYCPC 1/21/87 CI 142 Market - Lotus "Look and Feel" lawsuit Richard Greenblatt MIT Prof: History of Artificial Museum 10/6/85 AI 195 Intelligence at MIT; Xerox PARC Mike Harvey Nibble Publisher:How to Start and AppleFest 5/16/82 BU 160 Survive in Business with Your PC Boston The Powersharing Series: Table of Contents Listed by Speaker Speaker Program Title Forum Date Key Pgm Trip Hawkins Electronic Arts President challenges BCS-GM 6/26/85 CI 106 "home computer" conventional wisdom Trip Hawkins Founder, Electronic Arts: The Rebirth of Museum 10/24/85 EG 197 Home Computing.NewAmiga illustrates Linda Helgerson Newsletter Publisher: CD Interactive; BCS-PC& 8/24/88 CS 184 Holly Faubel DVI Digital Video Interactive CD-ROM SIGGRAPH with Software leader narrates New BCS-GM 12/20/89 CI 222 Chris Herot Developments in Computer Graphics David Intersimone V.P. Borland:Turbo Prolog (Byte’s BCS-GM 5/28/86 SFT 231 Webster raves!); Turbo Lightening Steve Jobs First public intro of NeXT computer- BCS-GM 11/30/88 OHP 190 more extensive than Calif.press intro SymHall Steve Jobs NeXT+Lotus Improv= “the neatest pro- BCS-GM- 11/28/90 OHP 200 gram I have ever seen in my life!” Jobs NeXT Steve Jobs and Keynote Address by Apple's founders: AppleFest 5/14/82 OHP 100 Steve Wozniak The Past and Future of Apple Computer Boston Philippe Kahn SuperstarII:"L'enfant terrible of Silicon BCS-GM 4/22/87 SFT 148 Valley"(WSJ).Dazzling word processor Philippe Kahn Borland's flamboyant Founder: Quatro BCS-GM 1/27/88 SFT 171 takes on Lotus 123; Sidekick Plus Phiippe Kahn, Rob Borland founder & Exec: Turbo Pascal BCS-IBM 6/1/89 SFT 214 Dickerson 5.5 & Reflexˆ; Incl.PK's Overview OOP Jerry Kaplan, Co-founder, Go Corp.; VP Slate Corp: BCS-GM 1/23/91 CS 229 Dan Bricklin Pen based Computing. Concepts, demo Mitch Kapor Creator of Lotus 123 explains his new BCS-GM 2/24/88 CI 173 venture, On Technology, and products Alan Kay Xerox PARC pioneer: First-hand story Museum 10/13/85 OHP 191 of the origins of the personal computer Frank King, Bill Lotus VP and Project leader present BCS-GM 2/22/89 SFT 206 Gross and demo data navigator Magellan Dr. Koji Kobayashi Leader, NEC of Japan: The Develop- Museum 5/3/85 OHP 193 ment of Japanese Computer Industry Kenneth Komoski Columbia Prof: Educational Excellence NY Fair 9/24/83 EG 126 through Home/School Cooperation S.Kugall, C.Herot, Co-creator Javelin:10 view spreadsheet BCS-GM 12/18/85 SFT 115 V.Rayburn, R.Carr Creator Q&A, AI assisted database; D.G.Hendricks Median Kurland CreatorTeam Leader: Framework, The Making WP + ofspreadsheet the Bank NY Fair 9/24/83 OHP 127 Street Writer Ray Kurzweil AI Pioneer: Commercializing Artificial BCS-GM 2/26/86 AI 124 Intelligence Mindblowing demos! Ray Kurzweil, AI Pioneer; Chair Stanford U. Comp.Sc. BCS-GM 1/28/87 AI 135 Ed.Feigenbaum, Author, Wealth and Poverty: The Age of George Gilder Intelligent Machines Rueul O. Launey Creator Waldo:Computer Control of the NY Fair 9/24/83 SFT 131 Home Excellent overview & principles The Powersharing Series: Table of Contents Listed by Speaker Speaker Program Title Forum Date Key Pgm Michael Lawson Dukakis Campaign use of what would BCS-SI 10/19/88 CN 204 come to be called "social media" Timothy Leary Harvard Psychologist: Using Computers BCS-GM 10/22/86 AI 138 to Help People Think for Themselves Paul Levinson Co-founder Connected Ed.: Social Univ. 6/1/87 INT 161 Impacts of Computer Conferencing Guelph Paul Levinson and Founders, Connected Education: Conn.Ed. 5/15/87 EG 153 Tina Vozick Teleconferencing for University Credit Bill Lowe Head of IBM's PC operations: The BCS-GM 3/23/88 CS 174 Future of PS/2 and OS/2 Bill Machrone Editor, PC Magazine: The IBM Personal BCS-IBM 5/7/87 SFT 149 System 2.
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