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Yowsa. In all the piracy that followed, it was the students
and afficionados who
kept
the memory of that event alive so that credit would be accorded where it
is
due. Without Doug Engelbart and Ivan Sutherland, we'd still be
punching cards on
an 028
and handing them to the parka-coated geek behind the glass
window.
len
Today I was
reminded that it was 36 years ago today that Doug Engelbart gave his classic
1968 demo in Menlo Park[1]. We watched the film of the demo at a US federal
meeting focused on semantic interoperability, and then had the pleasure of
listening to Doug Engelbart speak to us via phone about that day and where
things lead afterwards (many of us will recall a plenary on this at XML 2003).
When we reminded him of the anniversary, he had actually not realized
it.
While I was too
young that day to be aware of/understand the significance of that event (I was
a wee but mischievous
20-month old), I have come to realize its incredible significance in the grand
scheme.
Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Booz Allen Hamilton
Strategy and Technology Consultants to
the World
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