The Mother
JT Maloney (IM: jheuristic)
Hi –
Great event! Book early. It will sell-out fast.
The Mother of All Demos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing:
A 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Revolutionary 1968 Demo
Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 1pm-5:30pm
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
On December 9, 1968, at 3:45PM PST, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) staged a 90-minute public multimedia demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. It was the worldwide debut of personal and interactive computing. For the first time in history, the public saw a computer mouse, which controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, shared-screen teleconferencing, email and hypertext.
Attached is the flyer for the original 1968 event.
The Mother changed everything. The 1968 demo presaged many of the technologies we use today, from personal computing and knowledge management to the World Wide Web and social media. ‘The Mother’ embodied Doug Engelbart's vision of solving humanity's most important problems by using computers to improve communication and collaboration.
“…frontier whizzed
before their eyes. It was the mother of all demos. Engelbart's support staff
was as elaborate as one would find at a modern Grateful Dead concert..."
On December 9, 2008 at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium,
SRI International will present a commemorative 40th Anniversary celebration of this
historic event. Join us to hear original participants recount what led up to
the 1968 demo, the drama of the demonstration itself, and its impact —
which no one could have imagined at the time. Learn about Doug Engelbart's
vision to use computing to augment society’s collective intellect and
ability to solve the complex issues of our time.
-j
P.S. I have been a colleague of Doug’s for many years. Much of his vision and passion is embodied in value networks and vice versa. We’ve discussed value network whenever we meet. He feels value networks hold enormous promise for realizing his vision of augmentation, collective intellect and solving difficult, complex problems.
jheuristic
Century.
Evolving Collective Intelligence
by Douglas C. Engelbart, Valerie Landau, and Eileen Clegg
This new book is available now in a super-limited BETA edition,
numbered 1-200 signed by Doug Engelbart himself.
The new book is here! Yes, Doug Engelbart, inventor of the mouse,
often called "the father of modern computing," discusses his long-term
vision of how technology can help solve the urgent and complex global
problems facing humanity.
Engelbart's only book, co-authored by fellow NextNowers Valerie Landau
and Eileen Clegg.
Engelbart talks in accessible and very readable language about both
his past influences as well as the future of human kind and how
technology can augment both our individual and collective
intelligence.
Donate to the NextNow Collaboratory and receive a complimentary copy
of this limited edition. Only 200 copies numbered and signed by Dr.
Douglas Engelbart.
For more info:
http://www.engelbartbook.com
Please forward this email to anyone you think might enjoy this book.
Thanks!
On Nov 2, 10:23 am, "JT Maloney \(IM: jheuristic\)"
<jheuris...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi -
> Great event! Book early. It will sell-out fast.
>
> _____
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
>
> Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing:
>
> A 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Revolutionary 1968 Demo
>
> http://tinyurl.com/57pnyg
>
> Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 1pm-5:30pm
>
> Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
>
> On December 9, 1968, at 3:45PM PST, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and the
> Augmentation Research Center (ARC) staged a 90-minute public multimedia
> demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. It was
> the worldwide debut of personal and interactive computing. For the first
> time in history, the public saw a computer mouse, which controlled a
> networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text
> editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes,
> shared-screen teleconferencing, email and hypertext.
>
> Attached is the flyer for the original 1968 event.
>
> The Mother changed everything. The 1968 demo presaged many of the
> technologies we use today, from personal computing and knowledge management
> to the World Wide Web and social media. 'The Mother' embodied Doug
> Engelbart's vision of solving humanity's most important problems by using
> computers to improve communication and collaboration.
>
> was as elaborate as one would find at a modern Grateful Dead concert..."
>
> On December 9, 2008 at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium, SRI
> International will present a commemorative 40th Anniversary celebration of
> this historic event. Join us to hear original participants recount what led
> vision to use computing to augment society's collective intellect and
> ability to solve the complex issues of our time.
>
> -j
>
> P.S. I have been a colleague of Doug's for many years. Much of his vision
> and passion is embodied in value networks and vice versa. We've discussed
> value network whenever we meet. He feels value networks hold enormous
> promise for realizing his vision of augmentation, collective intellect and
> solving difficult, complex problems.
>
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