Title
Gilmore, Jack (John T., Jr.) oral history
Catalog Number
102658038
Type
Document
Description
John T. (Jack) Gilmore got his first programming experience on the MIT Whirlwind computer while a student at MIT. He became a staff member and wrote input/output programs for the light gun and light pen that later became popular on PDP-1 and SAGE. He enlisted in the Navy and became a carrier based pilot. After his enlistment ended he returned to Lincoln Labs and programmed I/O routines for the TX-0 and TX-2. He subsequently left and joined Charles Adams Associates. There he was instrumental in using his expertise to provide multi-user shared computer service to a variety of customers. He became president of Keydata Corporation a subsidiary of Charles Adams. Keydata provided information and computer expertise to stockbrokers. He moved to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) as manager for word processing products and later as a competitive analysis consultant. He retired from DEC in 1992 and has used his experience in management analysis to continue as a consultant.
Date
2007-02-07
Contributor
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Gilmore, John T., Jr., Interviewee
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Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer; Cameraperson
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Extent
64 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Whirlwind computer; TX-0 (Computer); TX-2 (Computer); Scopewriter; Lincoln Writer; Adams, Charles; Keydata; Gilmore, John T., Jr.; Gilmore, Jack; Digital Equipment Corporation; Charles Adams Associates; Light gun; Light pen; Vector strings; Competitive analysis; Word processing
Collection Title
Oral history collection
