Title
Postley, John oral history
Catalog Number
102658229
Type
Document
Description
In this interview, John Postley, the developer of MARK IV, one of the earliest successful software products, describes the evolution of MARK IV from earlier programs and how the Advanced Information Systems, the company that developed the predecessor programs was acquired by Informatics. He describes how he developed the concept of software as a product and the internal conflicts within Informatics resulting from concerns that the use of MARK IV to replace custom programs would cut into Informatics' professional services business. The impact of competition from IBM's GIS [Generalized Information System] program product is discussed as is Informatics' creation of the first software users' group and Postley's role in the creation of the first ACM Special Interest Group.
Date
1986-03-26
Contributor
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Johnson, Luanne, Interviewer
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Johnson, Luanne, Editor
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Postley, John, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, California
Extent
24 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Postley, John; Informatics; Mark IV; Advanced Information Systems (AIS); ACM Special Interest Groups; Hughes Dynamics; Software as a product; GIRLS (Generalized Information Retrieval and Listing System; Douglas Aircraft; IBM’s GIS (Generalized Information System)
Collection Title
Oral history collection
