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Subject: 	TCMHC presents Fred Brooks - What is The Real Virtue in Virtual Reality	 
Date: 	Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:59:42 -0700	 
From: 	lectures@c .................. (TCMHC Lectures)	 
To: 	bandit@c .........	 

The Computer Museum History Center
presents

Fred Brooks, 2001 Fellow and Kenan Professor of Computer Science
"What is The Real Virtue in Virtual Reality?"

DATE & TIME:
Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 PM

LOCATION:
Hewlett-Packard
3000 Hanover St.
Palo Alto, CA 94304

RECEPTION:
A reception will follow immediately after the lecture.

SPONSOR:

We gratefully acknowledge Hewlett-Packard Company for providing the venue 
and sponsoring the reception.

RESERVATIONS:
Advance reservations are required.
RSVP by Monday, October 22, 2001

Register online at
http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/brooks_10242001
or Call: 650-604-2714

ABSTRACT OF TALK:
Fred Brooks, Kenan Professor of Computer Science and
2001 Museum Fellow Award recipient, examines Ivan Sutherland's goal
for research in computer graphics: to immerse the user in virtual worlds
that look real, sound 
real, feel real, and behave properly as the user
interacts with them. He asks, "What is the real virtue in virtual reality?"

BACKGROUND OF SPEAKER:
Frederick P. Brooks’ landmark contributions to computer architecture,
operating systems, and software engineering have stood the test of time
and shaped the way we think about computing.

Brooks, who coined the term "computer architecture," was manager for the
development of the IBM Corporation’s System/360 family of computers and
Operating System/360 software. He led the team that first achieved strict
compatibility, upward and downward, in a computer family. Brooks was also
an architect of the Stretch and Harvest computers during his tenure at IBM.
With Dura Sweeney, Brooks invented a Stretch interrupt system that 
introduced
most of the features of today’s interrupt systems.

Brooks’ early concern for word processing led to his selection of the 8-bit 
byte,
the decision to make the byte the addressable unit
, and the inclusion of a 
full
character set. All of these concepts are now universal practice. In 1997, 
Brooks
co-authored Computer Architecture: Concepts and Evolution with G.A. Blaauw.
The book documents and exemplifies the power of their 1960’s innovation of 
thinking
about computer design as separable domains: architecture, implementation and 
realization.
Similarly, many of the technical innovations found in OS/360 – such as the 
approach
to I/O handling, and the method of transition between supervisor and user 
modes –
are foundations of today’s operating systems.

Information about The Computer Museum History Center
URL:  www.computerhistory.org

********DIRECTIONS BELOW********

>>From San Francisco:

- take Freeway 101 south toward San Jose
- exit the Embarcadero Rd./Oregon Expressway
- merge onto Oregon Expressway.
- follow Oregon Expressway to El Camino Real
- at th
is point Oregon Expressway changes to Page Mill Rd.
- go straight on Page Mill Rd.
- turn left onto Hanover St. into the HP parking lot
- there is plenty of parking
- go up to the main lobby doors; the auditorium is just off the lobby

>>From San Jose:

- take Freeway 280 north toward San Francisco
- exit at Page Mill Road and make a right turn, toward Palo Alto
- continue on Page Mill Road about 2 miles, crossing Foothill Expressway.
- make a right turn at Hanover St. into the HP parking lot
- there is plenty of parking
- go up to the main lobby doors; the auditorium is just off the lobby

Map available at  http://www.hpl.hp.com/maps/pagemill.html

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

NOVEMBER 8 at 6:30 pm
Don Knuth, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
"Questions Answered"
Xerox PARC

DECEMBER 6 at 6:30 pm
Eric Schmidt, Google, Inc.
Xerox PARC

POSTPONED
Mitch Waldrop
Author of "The Dream Mach
ine"
"The Revolution that Made Computing Personal"
New date to be announced

POSTPONED
Doron Swade, Author
"The Difference Engine"
The Tech, San Jose
New date to be announced

The Computer Museum History Center
Moffett Federal Airfield
Building T12-A
Moffett Field, CA 94035
(650) 604-2714 Phone
(650) 604-2579 Main Line
(650) 604-2594 Fax
URL:  http://www.computerhistory.org/

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Subject:	[ARFORUM] [Fwd: TCMHC presents Fred Brooks - What is The Real Virtue in Virtual
oops .. this is on wen, and today (mon) is last to RSVP ... bandit -------- Original Message -------- Subject: TCMHC presents Fred Brooks - What is The Real Virtue in Virtual Reality Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:59:42 -0700 From: lectures@c .................. (TCMHC Lectures) To: bandit@c ......... The Computer Museum History Center presents Fred Brooks, 2001 Fellow and Kenan Professor of Computer Science "What is The Real Virtue in Virtual Reality?" DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 PM LOCATION: Hewlett-Packard 3000 Hanover St. Palo Alto, CA 94304 RECEPTION: A reception will follow immediately after the lecture. SPONSOR: We gratefully acknowledge Hewlett-Packard Company for providing the venue and sponsoring the reception. RESERVATIONS: Advance reservations are required. RSVP by Monday, October 22, 2001 Register online at http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/brooks_10242001 or Call: 650-604-2714 ABSTRACT OF TALK: Fred Brooks, Kenan Professor of Computer Science and 2001 Museum Fellow Award recipient, examines Ivan Sutherland's goal for research in computer graphics: to immerse the user in virtual worlds that look real, sound real, feel real, and behave properly as the user interacts with them. He asks, "What is the real virtue in virtual reality?" BACKGROUND OF SPEAKER: Frederick P. Brooks’ landmark contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering have stood the test of time and shaped the way we think about computing. Brooks, who coined the term "computer architecture," was manager for the development of the IBM Corporation’s System/360 family of computers and Operating System/360 software. He led the team that first achieved strict compatibility, upward and downward, in a computer family. Brooks was also an architect of the Stretch and Harvest computers during his tenure at IBM. With Dura Sweeney, Brooks invented a Stretch interrupt system that introduced most of the features of today’s interrupt systems. Brooks’ early concern for word processing led to his selection of the 8-bit byte, the decision to make the byte the addressable unit , and the inclusion of a full character set. All of these concepts are now universal practice. In 1997, Brooks co-authored Computer Architecture: Concepts and Evolution with G.A. Blaauw. The book documents and exemplifies the power of their 1960’s innovation of thinking about computer design as separable domains: architecture, implementation and realization. Similarly, many of the technical innovations found in OS/360 – such as the approach to I/O handling, and the method of transition between supervisor and user modes – are foundations of today’s operating systems. Information about The Computer Museum History Center URL: www.computerhistory.org ******DIRECTIONS BELOW****** >>From San Francisco: - take Freeway 101 south toward San Jose - exit the Embarcadero Rd./Oregon Expressway - merge onto Oregon Expressway. - follow Oregon Expressway to El Camino Real - at th is point Oregon Expressway changes to Page Mill Rd. - go straight on Page Mill Rd. - turn left onto Hanover St. into the HP parking lot - there is plenty of parking - go up to the main lobby doors; the auditorium is just off the lobby >>From San Jose: - take Freeway 280 north toward San Francisco - exit at Page Mill Road and make a right turn, toward Palo Alto - continue on Page Mill Road about 2 miles, crossing Foothill Expressway. - make a right turn at Hanover St. into the HP parking lot - there is plenty of parking - go up to the main lobby doors; the auditorium is just off the lobby Map available at http://www.hpl.hp.com/maps/pagemill.html CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: NOVEMBER 8 at 6:30 pm Don Knuth, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University "Questions Answered" Xerox PARC DECEMBER 6 at 6:30 pm Eric Schmidt, Google, Inc. Xerox PARC POSTPONED Mitch Waldrop Author of "The Dream Mach ine" "The Revolution that Made Computing Personal" New date to be announced POSTPONED Doron Swade, Author "The Difference Engine" The Tech, San Jose New date to be announced The Computer Museum History Center Moffett Federal Airfield Building T12-A Moffett Field, CA 94035 (650) 604-2714 Phone (650) 604-2579 Main Line (650) 604-2594 Fax URL: http://www.computerhistory.org/ ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84Ao5.a9zIQj Or send an email To: arforum-unsubscribe@t ......... This email was sent to: webmaster@e ............ T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================