Alan F. Shugart Contents BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS Richard L. Sites Ronald G. Smart 1 John Willia m Poduska. Sr.. Chairman David Ahl. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland B. Arndt. Charles E. Sporck The Director's Letter Apollo Computer. Inc. Isaac L. Auerbach. Robert W. Bailey. Ph.D.. Ivan and Marcia Sutherland John Banning. Alan G. Bell. Gregory C .F. Del Thorndike and Steve Teicher Dr. G w e n Bell C. Gordon Bell Bettice. Alfred M. Bertocchi. Richard Billings. Erwin Tomash Encore Computer Corporation Allen H. Brady. Daniel S. Bricklin. Fred and Jean De Val pine 3 Dr. Gwen Bell Nancy Brooks. David A. Brown. Gordon S. Charles P Waite Howard Hathaway Aiken Brown, Lawrence C. Brown, Marshall D. Stephen L. Watson The Computer Museum Butler. Charles T. and Virginia G. Casale. Harvey W. Wiggins. Jr. The Life of a Computer Pioneer Danald Christiansen. Richard J. Clayton. William Wolfson Erich Bloch George Towne Clifford. Howard E. Cox. Jr .. G regory W. Welch National Science Foundation Henry J. Crouse. David N. Cutler. Joe Cychosz. 13 Harvey D. Cragon Gerald Davis and Francoise Szigetti. Clive B. CORPORATE MEMBERS University of Texas, Austin Dawson. F. de Bros, Bruce A. and Frances M. A Conversation Delagi. Jack Dennis. Nick de Wolf. L. John David Donaldson Doerr. James R. Donaldson. Philip H. Dorn. BENEfACTOR- SIO.OOO or more with the Hackers Ropes and Gray Gregory L. Duckworth, Ray Duncan, Thomas Apollo Computer. Inc: Eggers. Dan L. Eisner. Bob O. Evans. Robert Bank of America Foundation· 16 Robert Everett A. Farmer, Andrew D. Feit. Tse-yun Feng. Bank of Boston From The Computer The MITRE Corporation Sidney Fembach. Mark S. Fineman. Philip E. The Boston Globe Foundation· Fox. J. Thomas Franklin. Rohert Friedman, Control Data Corporation· Museum Store Dr. Sydney Fembach Alan E. Frisbie, Lorrin Gale. Regina H. Garb. Data General Corporation· Computer Consultant Donald H. George. Arthur W. Gottmann. Digital Equipment Corporation· 17 C. Lester Hogan Roger S. Gourd. John Griffith. Dr. Roberto Hewlett-Packard Guatelli. Karl M. Guttag. Jerrier A. Haddad. Honeywell Information Systems Program Series Fairchild Camera and Instrument William R. Hambrecht. Richard M. Haskins. International Data Group· Corporation Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson. Andreas International Business Machines, Inc. Theodore G. Johnson Herberger. Robert B. Hoffman. M. Ernest The MITRE Corporation' Huber. Charles W. Johnson. Charles A. Systems Development Foundation· Mitchell Kapor Iortberg. David W Juers, Lawrence J. The Travelers Companies Lotus Development Corporation Kilgallen. Daniel Klien. Dr. Robert B. Kolstad. Wang Laboratories· Marian J. Kowalski. Stanley Kugell. Raymond Dr. Koji Kobayashi Kurzweil, John Levine, Michael Levitt, Joyce PATRON- S3.000 NEC Corporation Currie Little. Carl Machover. Julius L. Marcus, Adage. Inc. John Lacey Richard O. Mason. Joe W. Matthews. Tron Addison-Wesley Control Data Corporation McConnell. F. Warren McFarlan. jim McIntosh. AFIPS. Inc. R. W. Meister. Robert C. Miller. Richard G . Analogic Corporation Patrick J. McGovern Mills. Thomas H. Moog. Don Murray. Dr. and Boris Color Lab. Inc. CW Communications, Inc. Mrs. Issac R. Nassi, Stewart Nelson, Joseph British Computer Society Nestor. Joseph M. Newcomer, Chuck Newman. Burroughs Corporation James L. McKenney James N. O·Boyle. Jr.. Anthony G. Oettinger. Commodore Business Machines, Inc. Harvard Business School Lawrence and Paula Oliva, James V. and Coopers & Lybrand Martha M. Patton. Nicholas A. Pettinella. George Michael Datapoint Corporation Linda J. Phillips. Paul R. Pierce. James A. DECUS' Lawrence Livermore Laboratories Pitts. Trevor J. Porter, Kenneth F. Powell, Draper Laboratories· Robert E. Ramsdell. Audrey R. Reith. Rex Expoconsul International Dr. Arthur P. Molella Rice, J. E. Richardson, William D. Ricker, The National Museum of Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett' Mark L. Robinson, David Rodgers, Ann and GTE Data Services, Inc. American History, Robert Roe-Hafer. Peter R. Rony. Jack The Honeywell Foundation Smithsonian Institution Roseman, Jonathan Rotenberg, Martin S. IEEE Computer Society Roth. Thomas S. Roy. II. Peter R. Samson. INTERLAN. Inc. Kenneth H. Olsen Edward A. Schwartz. James F. Shaughnessy. Intel Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation Jr .. Richard B. Sims. John R. Spencer. John T. ITT Corporation Brian Randell Stapleton. Max J. Steinmann, Howard Arthur D. Little, Inc. Sussman, Michael G. Tomasic, G. Michael MASSCOMP University of Newcastle upon Tyne Uhler. Allan L. Wallack. J. T. West. W. S. West. McGraw-Hill. Inc. Herbert E. Willman, Jr .. Andrew Wilson Jean E. Sammet Regis McKenna, I nc~ International Business Machines Mostek National Semiconductor Corporation Edward A. Schwartz CORE MEMBERS NEC Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation The Prudential Foundation Kitty Selfridge Harlan E. and Lois Anderson SHARE. Inc. Charles and Constance Bachman Software Results Corporation Henco Software. Inc. C . Gordon Bell Stratus Computer. Inc. Erwin Tomash Alfred M. Bertocchi Symbolics. Inc. Dataprocl ucts Erich and Renee Bloch Systems Concepts Henry Burkhardt III Tobin Food Services Dr. An Wang R. Steve Cheheyl 3Com Corporation- Wang Laboratories, Inc. Robert C . and Eleanor W Chinn Venture Founders Corporation Robert G. Claussen Wang Laboratories, Inc. William Congleton Xerox EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Alex d 'Arbeloff CONTRIBUTOR-SI.OOO David Danaldson. ChOirman. Gwen Bell. David Donaldson THE COMPUTER MUSEUM Theodore G. Johnson. Nicholas Pethnella. Arnaud de Vitly Analog Devices, Inc. Jonathan Rotenberg. Kitty Selfndge. Ronald Douglas Drane American Management Systems· The Computer Museum is a non·profit Smart. Oliver Stnmpel Robert Everett Computer Science Press 501(c)3 foundation that chronicles the evo­ Kenneth G. Fisher The Cullinane Foundation lution of information processing through Jay W. Forrester Dane. Falb. Stone & CO. exhibitions. archives. publications. research. Gardner Hendrie E.J. DuPont DeNemours & Co. and programs. Winston R. Hindle. Jr. Ford Motor Company' Theodore G. and Ruth T. Johnson General Systems Group, Inc~ It is conveniently located minutes from Logan John Allen Jones Gould Inc. Foundation International Airport and just a short walk Mitchell Kapor Houghton Mifflin Company' from Boston's financial district and historic Allan Kent International Computer Ltd~ landmarks such as Faneuil Hall and the STAFF Jack S. Kilby Investment Orange Nassau, Inc. Freedom Trail. Dr. Gwen Bell. Director August Klein Manufacturers Hanover Trust Muaeum Hours: The Museum hours are Andrew C. Knowles. III Meditech' 11 AM-6 PM. Wednesday. Saturday. and Sun­ Dr. Oliver Strimpel. David J. A. Koogler Microsoft· day and 11 AM- 9 PM. Thursday and Friday. Associate Director and Curator Edward and Debbie Kramer Microsource Financial It is closed Mondays. Thesdays. Christmas. Beth Parkhurst. Research Fellow; Andrew John W. and Edna W. Lacey New York Air- New Years. and Thanksgiving. Knstoffy, Gregory Welch. Exhibit Developers; Ralph and Linda Linsalata Nolan, Nortan & Company. Inc ~ Kathenne Schwartz. Operations Manager; John Norris Maguire Pencept. Inc. Museum Membership : The Museum offers WIllIam Wlsheart, Registrar; Robert Carr, Richard D. Mallery Standard Oil Corporation both corporate and individual memberships; Kurt leVItan, Floor Managers. Thomas Marill Teradyne individual membership categories range from Mark Hunt, Marketing Director Daniel D. McCracken XRE Corporation $30.00 to $4.096.00 and Corporate Membership James L. McKenney ZBR Publications. Inc. from $1.000 to $10.000. Mape Zeller. Pubhc RelatIons Manager; Sharon Baker Kelly. Funchons Coordmator. Thomas and Elizabeth McWilliams • Also Contributed to the Capital Campaign All members receive a membership card. Carver Mead free subscription to The Computer Museum Michael Oleksiw, Development Director Robert M. Metcalfe Report. a 10% discount on merchandise from Anne Jenckes, Development ASSIstant Robert M. Morrill The Computer Museum Store. free admission David and Pat Nelson Eva Radding. Business Manager Robert Noyce and invitations to Museum previews. For more Lea Cohen, Store Manager; Steve Khnke, information. contact Membership Coordinator Kenneth Olsen ASSIstant Store Manager; Nancy Dattero, Ofhce Stanley C. Olsen at The Computer Museum. 300 Congress Manager; Deborah Goudreault, Busmess Street. Boston. MA 02210. (617) 426-2800. John L. Payne Ofhce Assistant; EIleen Leavitt, ReceptionIst. Edward G. Perkins RossmGreenbergSeronlck&Hlll John William Poduska Adverhslng Consultants Robert M. Price The 300 Congress Street Fontaine K. Richardson Computer Boston Germam-Lawrence-DRK, Inc. Douglas Ross Museum Massachusetts PubliC Relations AdVisors Jean E. Sammet © The Computer Museum 1985 02210 The Director's Letter The relationship between a museum and its members is always an important one, but at The Computer Museum, I think it's very special. A variety of new projects and services are now underway that illustrate our unique association. Many of the Museum's lectures are being made available to you on cassette tape. Chip Mann, a Museum member who heads up an organization called Power­ sharing Inc., records those talks that are both interesting and appropriate for audio cassette (computer graphics presentations are not very good candidates for a purely audio tape) and is reproducing them for sale through The Computer Museum Store. The talks by Adam Osborne and Regis McKenna, now available, provide fascinating insights into contemporary marketing issues from totally different perspectives. The third tape now