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Computers Without Machine Code: A New Type of Computer
224 pages, Paperback
First published February 17, 2011
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November 1, 2014There is not very much in here about computers without machine code. Instead it is a fascinating history of Bernard Hodson and the progression of the field of IT.
If I had heard of Prof. Hodson before 1965 my life would have probably taken a very different path. He set up the first Masters level degree in Computer Science at the University of Manitoba. My interest in computers would have compelled me to enroll. Instead I took the only job offered me after graduation - a programming job at Northern Electric in Montreal.
I only discovered the existence of this course about half a century later when I met up with Prof. Hodson. I forget the circumstanced of the meeting, but it was the first time I heard of this "without machine code" idea.
I also learned of the fate of the Bendix G15D computer I first worked on at the university. Prof. Hodson traded it for a high voltage transformer for the engineers.
He provided a copy of this book to the Canadian Information Processing Society - and I was the one to win it.
Prof. Hodson died a few days ago.. but his book leaves behind the story of his professional life and the IT environment he helped create.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/otta...
If I had heard of Prof. Hodson before 1965 my life would have probably taken a very different path. He set up the first Masters level degree in Computer Science at the University of Manitoba. My interest in computers would have compelled me to enroll. Instead I took the only job offered me after graduation - a programming job at Northern Electric in Montreal.
I only discovered the existence of this course about half a century later when I met up with Prof. Hodson. I forget the circumstanced of the meeting, but it was the first time I heard of this "without machine code" idea.
I also learned of the fate of the Bendix G15D computer I first worked on at the university. Prof. Hodson traded it for a high voltage transformer for the engineers.
He provided a copy of this book to the Canadian Information Processing Society - and I was the one to win it.
Prof. Hodson died a few days ago.. but his book leaves behind the story of his professional life and the IT environment he helped create.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/otta...
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