Difference between revisions of "J.C.R. Licklider"
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In April of 1963 Licklider addressed a [http://www.kurzweilai.net/memorandum-for-members-and-affiliates-of-the-intergalactic-computer-network memo] to “Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network,” as he called his colleagues in these research institutions. In this memo he called for standardization among the various computer systems used by members of the group, so that they could be connected and researchers could communicate data between them. Members of this group would later form the core of the team who created the [[ARPANET]], the precursor of today's [[Internet]]. | In April of 1963 Licklider addressed a [http://www.kurzweilai.net/memorandum-for-members-and-affiliates-of-the-intergalactic-computer-network memo] to “Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network,” as he called his colleagues in these research institutions. In this memo he called for standardization among the various computer systems used by members of the group, so that they could be connected and researchers could communicate data between them. Members of this group would later form the core of the team who created the [[ARPANET]], the precursor of today's [[Internet]]. | ||
| − | When Licklider had arrived at ARPA, the Command and Control Research Department had focused on computer-simulated war games. He changed the focus to research in time-sharing, computer graphics, and improved computer languages. The name of the department was changed to Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) | + | When Licklider had arrived at ARPA, the Command and Control Research Department had focused on computer-simulated war games. He changed the focus to research in time-sharing, computer graphics, and improved computer languages. The name of the department was changed to Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO), reflecting this new orientation. |
==Libraries, Television and the Computer as a Communications Device== | ==Libraries, Television and the Computer as a Communications Device== | ||
