Transforming Computer Technology Information Processing for the Pentagon, 1962-1986 |
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| Author:
| Norberg, Arthur L.
O'Neill, Judy E. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6369-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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Over the course of several decades, the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) helped transform computing from a cumbersome enterprise based on batch processing to the instantly interactive, graphically rich, highly intelligent computing of today. With the purpose of improving command and control systems for the military, IPTO ......
Over the course of several decades, the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) helped transform computing from a cumbersome enterprise based on batch processing to the instantly interactive, graphically rich, highly intelligent computing of today. With the purpose of improving command and control systems for the military, IPTO ......