Communicating in a networked world
Chapter 7 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. In late 1984, MSA announced it would divest or shut down Peachtree Software, as well as DesignWare, Eduware and Blue Chip Software. The announcement was made 38 days after the acquisition of … [Continue reading]
Chapter 6 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. By 1983 we were publishing and shipping titles under the DesignWare label. A very different proposition from just working with other publishers. Previously we had to sell the publisher on the idea … [Continue reading]
Chapter 5 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. OK, so I had the basic idea of a computer interacting with a human, and discovered that programmed instruction had been tried, and computer-based education was new (PLATO) and decided to build a … [Continue reading]
Chapter 4 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. In 1976 I was doing my thing to advance online medical education. Using minicomputers and video terminals at Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. And creating my CDS system which made it … [Continue reading]
Chapter 3 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. So as I developed my LINGO language (not the Macromind one, which came later) I was focused on how to “represent” an interaction between human and computer. That is, I wanted to be able to write, … [Continue reading]