Title :
A perspective on computer progress in the last five years
Author :
Wilkes, Maurice V.
Author_Institution :
Olivetti Res. Ltd., Cambridge, UK
fDate :
9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The article surveys recent computer progress under the following headings: workstations, processor design, parallelism, local area networks, Unix, computer security, electronic mail and facsimile, and programming languages. It updates an earlier paper published in 1984
Keywords :
Unix; circuit CAD; electronic mail; facsimile; local area networks; microprocessor chips; parallel processing; programming languages; security of data; workstations; Unix; computer progress; computer security; electronic mail; facsimile; local area networks; parallelism; processor design; programming languages; workstations;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
