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Presentation from the Gala during the weekend 'Bun Reunion, 17-19 August, 2012, celebrating 050 (ie. 40) years of a golden age of computing at Math Faculty, University of Waterloo
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The ‘Bun Reunion Revisiting the Golden Age of the 1970’s
Our Role
David(s) versus Goliath
Hack(er) “makes innovative customizations or combinations to computer systems”
Cracker “someone who accesses a computer system by circumventing its security system”
1970’s DEVELOPMENTS
Email B Compiler LISP Network Printing Reduce Eliza QED/DUD QDC Photon Typesetting Type /
etc/backup (aka Time Machine) Named Pipes VESTA more…
LINGO: F00D J00S DELMAS Master Mode
GLOBAL IMPACT
OPEN MIKE
2 minutes vignettes from the past:
§ War stories
§ Tech exploits
§ Fun times
§ Human interest
COMMENTS
Kate Jessop, Senior Alumni Officer
University of Waterloo, Faculty of Mathematics
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