A HISTORY OF THE IBM-SYSTEMS-JOURNAL

Authors
STIERHOFF GC DAVIS AG
Citation
Gc. Stierhoff et Ag. Davis, A HISTORY OF THE IBM-SYSTEMS-JOURNAL, IEEE annals of the history of computing, 20(1), 1998, pp. 29-35
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
History & Philosophy of Sciences","Computer Science Theory & Methods","History & Philosophy of Sciences
Journal title
IEEE annals of the history of computing → ACNP
ISSN journal
10586180
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
29 - 35
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-6180(1998)20:1<29:AHOTI>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The IBM Systems Journal was founded in 1962 to inform IBM employees ab out new developments in computer systems. It evolved into a bridge bet ween the science of computing and the practical use of computers. Besi des IBM employees, readers now include IBM customers and others whose work involves computers, as well as students and faculty al colleges a nd universities. Authors, once exclusively from IBM, now come from whe rever work is advancing computers and their uses. This history describ es how the IBM Systems Journal grew from a concept to its present form .