DocumentCode
1256914
Title
Software in the 1960s as concept, service, and product
Author
Haigh, Thomas
Volume
24
Issue
1
fYear
2002
Firstpage
5
Lastpage
13
Abstract
Packaged application software established a small but important corporate niche during the 1960s. The author charts the shifting meaning of the word software, situates the first software companies within the overall computer services market, and probes the attractions and limitations of the first packages from the viewpoint of their potential purchasers: managers of data processing
Keywords
DP industry; history; software management; software packages; 1960s; computer services market; data processing managers; packaged application software; purchasing; software companies; Application software; Computer aided instruction; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Costs; Data processing; Packaging; Software packages; System software; Time sharing computer systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.988574
Filename
988574
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