Catalogue description 'Software Blast'.   Papers re supply of computer software to universities, as submitted...

This record is held by Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections

Details of CSAC 71.1.80/B.17
Reference: CSAC 71.1.80/B.17
Description:

'Software Blast'.

 

Papers re supply of computer software to universities, as submitted to the S.R.C. and the Computer Board for increased funding. See CSAC 71.1.80/E.43 for similar material.

 

'The Provision of Software'. 2 pp. memorandum, 15 December 1967, sent by Strachey to B.H. (now Sir Brian) Flowers, Chairman of the Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils, and to F.J.M. Laver of the Ministry of Technology. Reply from Laver, 27 December 1967; very full reply from Flowers, 3 January 1968.

 

'Software for University computing'. 10 pp. memorandum by D. Michie, January 1968.

 

'Provision of Software to Universities as a Computer Responsibility'. 3 pp. draft of paper by A. Colin, Strachey and R.M. Needham for the Computing Science Committee of the S.R.C. Letter of comments from L.F. Rutherford, Secretary of the Computer Board, as passed on by J.H. Price of the S.R.C. with revised draft of the paper (not in folder). Both letters annotated by Strachey.

 

2 offprints of articles re software.

Date: 1967-68
Held by: Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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