Title :
Half a lifetime in computing: experiences in Zambia, Britain, and Australia
Author :
Macduff, Valerie A G
Abstract :
The author´s 35 years in the computing industry is overviewed. Her career began coincidentally with a move to Zambia in the 1960s, where she learned to program an IBM 1130. Following a move to Australia in 1989, she began her own computer consultancy to the geographical information community.
Keywords :
DP industry; computer centres; consultancies; geographic information systems; history; programming; IBM 1130; computer consultancy; computing experiences; computing industry; geographical information community; Accidents; Australia; Automation; Computer industry; Computer science; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Management training; Numerical analysis; Programming profession;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2003.1253891
