The Rise of Groupware: How collaboration software came to be
“Some of the basic ideas behind groupware were first forged at the Stanford Research Institute by a Douglas Engelbart–led team, in the 1960s, working on what they called an oN-Line System (NLS). An early version of NLS was presented in 1968 during what became known as the “Mother of All Demos.” It was essentially a coming-out party for many computing innovations that would eventually become commonplace.”
How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented
How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented
“Three decades of UI research came together in the mice, windows, and icons used today”
“What Would Doug Engelbart Do?” Ask Organizers of a Silicon Valley Event
"What Would Doug Engelbart Do?" Ask Organizers of a Silicon Valley Event
“Inspired by the man who showed the way to modern computing, tech-minded experts shared ideas for how to tackle climate change, nuclear proliferation, and broken political systems.”
DCE: Developing the Underlying Concepts for Contemporary Computing
Doug Engelbart: Developing the Underlying Concepts for Contemporary Computing
“What is missing from the current commercial descriptions of the Web is a discussion about the 30-year history of R&D that created the underlying technologies on which the Web is based. Much of this foundation was laid in the 1960s by Doug Engelbart. In 1968, he demonstrated his concept of “interactive computing” to a group of computer scientists, now considered a seminal event in the history of computing." Source: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Vol.19 Issue 3.
Hypertext: An Introduction and Survey
Hypertext: An Introduction and Survey
“Hypertext systems feature machine-supported links ... that open exciting new possibilities for using the computer as a communication and thinking tool. This article is a survey of existing hypertext systems, their applications, and their design. It is both an introduction to the world of hypertext and, at a deeper cut, a survey of some of the most important design issues that go into fashioning a hypertext environment. Includes Vannevar Bush Memex, Doug Engelbart's NLS/Augment (pp 22-23), Ted Nelson's Xanadu (pg 23), ...”
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