Artifact Details

Title

James L. Pelkey collection : history of computer communications

Catalog Number

102746648

Type

Document

Description

In the years 1988-1994, venture capitalist and historian James L. Pelkey traveled around the world, conducting a total of 81 interviews as research for his hypertext book, "A History of Computer Communications: 1968-1988." The transcripts from these interviews contain a wealth of knowledge from early computer communication pioneers and give way to the development of present-day information sharing systems. Transcripts will be posted as they become available.

To view the book by James L. Pelkey, please visit www.historyofcomputercommunications.info/

Interviewees:
Abramson, Norm
Bachman, Charles
Baran, Paul
Bass, Charlie (Charles)
Bell, Gordon
Bingham, John
Botwinick, Edward
Carr, Art
Carrico, Bill and Judith Estrin
Chu, Wesley
Clark, David D.
Cerf , Vint (Vinton)
Clark , Wesley A.
Crocker, Steve
Dalal, Yogen
Davies, Donald
Davidson, John M.
Day, John
Dolan, Bob (Robert)
Donnan, Robert
Drambracus, Bill
Dow, James
Evans, Roger
Farber, Dave (David)
Farr, Bill (William)
Fernandez, Manny
Forkish, Robbie
Forney, David
Frank, Howard
Frankel, Steven M.
Graube, Maris
Grumbles, George
Heafner, John F.
Heart, Frank E.
Hill, Jay
Holsinger, Jerry
Huffaker, Craig
Hunt, Bruce
Kahn, Bob (Robert)
Kaufman, Phil
Kenny, Matt
Kleinrock, Leonard
Krause, Bill
Krechmer, Ken
Johnson, Johnny
Jordan, Jim (James)
Lebarre, Lee
Licklider, Joseph Carl Robnett
Liddle, David
Loughry, Don (Donald)
Lynch, Daniel C.
MacLean, Audrey
Maxwell, Kim
McDowell, Jerry
Metcalfe, Bob (Robert)
Miller, Ken
Mulvenna, Jerry
Nordin, Bert
Norred, Bill
Nyborg, Phil
Pliner, Michael
Pogran, Ken (Kenneth)
Postel, Jon (Jonathan)
Pouzin, Louis
Pugh, John
Rekhi, Kanwal
Roberts, Larry (Lawrence)
Rosenthal, Robert
Saltzer, Jerry (Jerome)
Salwen, Howard
Severino, Paul
Slomin, Mike
Smith, Bruce
Smith, Mark
Smith, Robert and Thomas L. Thompson
Strassburg, Bernie (Bernard)
Ungermann, Ralph
Taylor, Bob (Robert)
Warmenhoven, Daniel J.
Wecker, Stuart
White, James
Wiggins, Bob (Robert)
Wilkes, Art
Zimmerman, Hubert

Date

1988; 1992; 1994

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

81

Category

Transcription

Collection Title

James L. Pelkey collection : history of computer communications

Credit

Gift of James Pelkey

Lot Number

X5671.2010

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