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The five most influential people in computing 3

The contributions made by Douglas Engelbart, Vannevar Bush, Augusta Ada King, Alan Turing, and by J.C.R. Licklider to computing as we now know it are highlighted in a May 23 CNET feature by Matt Lake. 3A1

Strategy and means for coping with complex problems 4

The Engelbart Colloquium, "The Unfinished Revolution," held at Stanford University from January 6 through March 9 this year, is not just over and done with. The ten, three-hour sessions have been archived for later viewing. Those interested in doing so will obtain a username and password free of charge upon registration with the Stanford Professional Development Center. 4A1

Unedited transcripts of all ten sessions may be found in the post-Colloquium section of this website, which is now under construction, by clicking here. 4A2

Interested persons may also participate in discussions that are mainly concerned with work on a dynamic knowledge repository. a project that has been given fresh impetus during the Colloquium. 4A3

And what about all these purple numbers? 4B1