Artifact Details

Title

Minicomputer Software Workshop : session 1 - DEC/DG origins

Catalog Number

102795856

Type

Document

Description

This first session of the pioneer meeting on minicomputer software, held on March 3, 2008, covers the origins of the minicomputer software companies (including ISVs [independent software vendors] and VARs [value-added resellers]) that produced software that ran on DEC and Data General (DG) computers. This meeting specifically focuses on how the industry grew, how it was created, and what the people did from both technological and business standpoints. The representatives from Argonaut Information Systems, Creative Socio-Medics, Ross Systems, and Wild Hare explain when and how their companies were founded in terms of initial products, services, staffing, and funding. They also profile their respective competitors and customers. Following a discussion of the companies’ relationships with DEC and DG, the session concludes with the participants explaining their transition from service bureaus that offered timesharing services into software houses.

Date

2008-03-03

Contributor

Alberts, Gerard, Speaker
Baltes, Cheryl, Editor
Bride, Edward, Editor
Grad, Burt, Moderator
Gustafson, Paul, Speaker
Haigh, Thomas, Speaker
Hensley, Joe, Speaker
Hines, Karol, Speaker
Jerger, Doug, Speaker
Johson, Luanne, Speaker
LaHay, Edward, Speaker
Mahoney, Michael, Speaker
Phillips, Jan, Speaker
Phillips, John, Speaker
Ray, Bruce, Speaker
Ross, Kenneth, Speaker
Schachter, Oscar, Speaker
Walsh, Ian, Speaker

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, CA

Extent

37 p.

Format

PDF

Category

Transcription

Collection Title

CHM Oral History Collection

Credit

Software Industry Special Interest Group

Lot Number

X4697.2008