The Profession's Future Lies in Its Past

Holmes, WN (2001) The Profession's Future Lies in Its Past. Computer, 34 (10). 120, 118-119. ISSN 0018-9162

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Abstract

This essay reviews the history of data processing as being as old as civilisation, and suggests that sensitivity to that history would enable the profession to see its future more clearly.

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Keywords:	data processing, information technology, history, clocks, language, professions, trades
ID Code:	1894
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	10 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2008 20:09
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