NATS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Digital Equipment Corporation, Mainframe Computer, Parc (Company)
9 Sep 2016
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2/3 of computer hobbyists were professional employed men who worked as either programmers, technicians or engineers; of these individuals used computers on a regular basis at work very familiar with computer industry and latest technology. 40% of hobbyists did not own their own computers but considered themselves above novice level in both software and hardware applications; were familiar with pdp-8 and. Pdp-11 machine languages and other programming languages like basic and fortran. 44% spend between 10-19 hours a week on hobby; 13% spent close to 30 hours a week. 1/3 of hobbyists invested over in their computer systems; 10% 2x this amount (10-20% of annual income) Anti-establishment: believed that computers should be available to ordinary people; distrusted government and big business because of political climate. Ted nelson anecdote one computing manager posted a sign that insisted no one could be admitted to the computer room without cloth booties over his or her shoes.
