Title :
Origins of software bundling
Author :
Pugh, Emerson W.
Abstract :
The bundling of software and hardware in a single product package predates electronic computers and can be traced back to information-processing pioneer Herman Hollerith in the late 1800s
Keywords :
DP industry; history; integrated software; Herman Hollerith; information processing; software bundling; software/hardware bundling; Companies; Contracts; Electronics packaging; Government; Hardware; Information processing; Packaging machines; Physics; Software packages; Strontium;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
