Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Tuesday, May 26 (SALE item)* 627 pp., Hardcover, minor library markings, wear to cover edges else text clean & binding tight (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
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Istituto di filologia classica, Trieste, 1959. 39p. Wire stitched. (Rare). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott.
Published by Tipografía Moderna, Biblioteca Españolista, 1904, Valencia., 1904
Seller: Librería y Editorial Renacimiento, S.A., VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, SE, Spain
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20x14. Media tela (tapa dura). 80+32+32 pgs. (P6630).
Published by Tipografía Moderna, Biblioteca Españolista, 1901-1903-1904, Valencia., 1904
Seller: Librería y Editorial Renacimiento, S.A., VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, SE, Spain
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20x14. Media tela (tapa dura). 60-95+80+32++48 pgs. (N12236).
Published by San Francisco
Seller: Atticus Rare Books, West Branch, IA, U.S.A.
FIRST EDITION OF THE 1st PRESENTATION of CTSS, the "Compatible Time-Sharing System" operating system written by a team of MIT programmers led by Prof. Fernando J. Corbato. Their work "helped pave the way for the personal computer, as well as the computer password" (Hafner, Fernando Corbató, a Father of Your Computer (and Your Password), July 12, 2019 Obituary). "At a time when computing was done in large batches, and users typically had to wait until the next day to get the results of a computation, CTSS allowed multiple users in different locations to access a single computer simultaneously through telephone lines" (IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Oct.-Dec. 2015, pp. 5-9, vol. 37). This particular volume was once the property of Jean E. Sammet, an American computer scientist, and bears his name on the front flyleaf. "In a 1963 public television interview, Dr. Corbató described batch processing as "infuriating" for its inefficiency. The advent of time-sharing, however, reinforced the notion, still in its infancy, that computers could be used interactively. It was an idea that would animate the computing field for decades. "Long before personal computers made it possible for each person to have a computer, time-sharing transformed the way people used computers," said Stephen Crocker, a computer scientist and internet pioneer who worked on time-sharing systems" (ibid). Corbató's role in the development of CTSS was critical to its success. "In 1990, Corbató received the Turing Award "for his pioneering work in organizing the concepts and leading the development of the general-purpose, large-scale, time-sharing and resource-sharing computer systems," and he was made a fellow of the Computer History Museum (CHM) in 2012" (IEEE). CONDITION & DETAILS: Complete volume. AFIPS: American Federation of Information Processing Societies. 4to. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. [18], 392, [2]. Illustrated throughout. Very slight scuffing at the edge tips. Bright and clean. Near fine. Provenance: Jean E. Sammet, an American computer scientist.
Language: English
Published by The MIT Press Bookstore, 2003
ISBN 10: 0262692910 ISBN 13: 9780262692915
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Language: English
Published by The MIT Press Bookstore, 2003
ISBN 10: 0262692910 ISBN 13: 9780262692915
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Language: English
Published by The MIT Press Bookstore, 2003
ISBN 10: 0262692910 ISBN 13: 9780262692915
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