IBM-ACS: reminiscences and lessons learned from a 1960's supercomputer project

Authors:
Lynn Conway
Affiliations:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Emerita, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
Venue:
Dependable and Historic Computing
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper contains reminiscences of my work as a young engineer at IBM-Advanced Computing Systems. I met my colleague Brian Randell during a particularly exciting time there --- a time that shaped our later careers in very interesting ways. This paper reflects on those long-ago experiences and the many lessons learned back then. I'm hoping that other ACS veterans will share their memories with us too, and that together we can build ever-clearer images of those heady days.