The history of the computing profession

Holmes, WN (2008) The history of the computing profession. Computer, 41 (1). 112, 110-111. ISSN 0018-9162

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Abstract

This essay reviews the history of the computing profession from its beginnings many thousands of years ago, describes the persistent bifurcation between reckoning and accounting, describes also the history of the printing profession, and points out lessons the computing profession might learn from the printing profession.

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Keywords:	computing profession, printing profession, history
ID Code:	2949
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	23 Jan 2008 10:23
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2008 20:30
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