DocumentCode
1256920
Title
Creating the software industry-recollections of software company founders of the 1960s
Author
Johnson, Luanne
Volume
24
Issue
1
fYear
2002
Firstpage
14
Lastpage
42
Abstract
In the 1960s, customers either obtained software free from their hardware vendors or wrote their own, specialized software. The idea that packaged software might be an alternative to meet customers´ requirements met with considerable market resistance. The Software History Center, dedicated to preserving the history of companies launched in this environment, presents this collection of reminiscences from 1960s´ software entrepreneurs
Keywords
DP industry; history; software packages; 1960s software company founders; Software History Center; hardware vendors; packaged software; software entrepreneurs; software industry; Autobiographies; Companies; Computer industry; Contracts; Hardware; History; Marketing and sales; Packaging; Software packages; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.988576
Filename
988576
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