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Boss key
A boss key or boss button is a special keyboard shortcut used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the program and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a nor...
A boss key or boss button is a special keyboard shortcut used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the program and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a nor...
BTRON
Business TRON (BTRON), is a computer operating system with a graphical user interface (GUI) built upon Central TRON (CTRON), itself a subproject of The Real-time Operating system Nucleus (TRON).
Business TRON (BTRON), is a computer operating system with a graphical user interface (GUI) built upon Central TRON (CTRON), itself a subproject of The Real-time Operating system Nucleus (TRON).
COGO
COGO is a suite of programs used in civil engineering for solving coordinate geometry problems.
COGO is a suite of programs used in civil engineering for solving coordinate geometry problems.
Colossal Typewriter
Colossal Typewriter by John McCarthy and Roland Silver was one of the earliest computer text editors.
Colossal Typewriter by John McCarthy and Roland Silver was one of the earliest computer text editors.
Common Open Software Environment
The Common Open Software Environment or COSE was an initiative formed in March 1993 by the major Unix vendors of the time to create open, unified operating system (OS) standards.
The Common Open Software Environment or COSE was an initiative formed in March 1993 by the major Unix vendors of the time to create open, unified operating system (OS) standards.
Computer programming in the punched card era
In many mainframe operations, known as closed shops, programmers submitted the program decks, often followed by data cards to be read by the program, to a person working behind a counter in the ...
In many mainframe operations, known as closed shops, programmers submitted the program decks, often followed by data cards to be read by the program, to a person working behind a counter in the ...
Context MBA
Context MBA was the first integrated software application for personal computers, providing five functions in one program: spreadsheet, database, charting, word processing, and communication sof...
Context MBA was the first integrated software application for personal computers, providing five functions in one program: spreadsheet, database, charting, word processing, and communication sof...
CP-370
CP-370 was a re-implementation of CP-67 for the IBM System/370.
CP-370 was a re-implementation of CP-67 for the IBM System/370.
CP-67
CP-67 was the control program portion of CP/CMS, a virtual machine operating system developed for the IBM System/360-67 by IBM's Cambridge Scientific Center.
CP-67 was the control program portion of CP/CMS, a virtual machine operating system developed for the IBM System/360-67 by IBM's Cambridge Scientific Center.
CP/CMS
CP/CMS was a time-sharing operating system of the late 60s and early 70s, known for its excellent performance and advanced features.
CP/CMS was a time-sharing operating system of the late 60s and early 70s, known for its excellent performance and advanced features.
Data Base Task Group
The Data Base Task Group (DBTG) was a working group founded in 1965 (initially named the List Processing Task Force and later renamed to DBTG in 1967) by the Cobol Committee, formerly ...
The Data Base Task Group (DBTG) was a working group founded in 1965 (initially named the List Processing Task Force and later renamed to DBTG in 1967) by the Cobol Committee, formerly ...
E (text editor)
E Text Editor is a text editor for Microsoft Windows.
E Text Editor is a text editor for Microsoft Windows.
Expensive Desk Calculator
Expensive Desk Calculator by Robert A. Wagner is thought to be computing's first interactive calculation program.
Expensive Desk Calculator by Robert A. Wagner is thought to be computing's first interactive calculation program.
Expensive Tape Recorder
Expensive Tape Recorder is a digital audio program written by David Gross while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Expensive Tape Recorder is a digital audio program written by David Gross while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Expensive Typewriter
Expensive Typewriter was a text editing program that ran on the DEC PDP-1 computer that had been recently delivered at MIT. Since it could drive an IBM Selectric typewriter, it may be considere...
Expensive Typewriter was a text editing program that ran on the DEC PDP-1 computer that had been recently delivered at MIT. Since it could drive an IBM Selectric typewriter, it may be considere...
FreeS/WAN
FreeS/WAN, for Free Secure Wide-Area Networking, was a free software project, which implemented a reference version of the IPsec network security layer for Linux and othe...
FreeS/WAN, for Free Secure Wide-Area Networking, was a free software project, which implemented a reference version of the IPsec network security layer for Linux and othe...
Golden Era of Spanish Software
The Golden Era of Spanish Software (Spanish: Edad de oro del software español) was a time, between 1983 and 1992, when Spain became the second 8 bit entertainment software producer in Euro...
The Golden Era of Spanish Software (Spanish: Edad de oro del software español) was a time, between 1983 and 1992, when Spain became the second 8 bit entertainment software producer in Euro...
Grokline
Grokline is a community-based, collaborative research project, designed to trace the ownership history and survivable legal enforcement rights of UNIX and UNIX-like software code.
Grokline is a community-based, collaborative research project, designed to trace the ownership history and survivable legal enforcement rights of UNIX and UNIX-like software code.
Harmony Compiler
Harmony Compiler was written by Peter Samson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Harmony Compiler was written by Peter Samson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
History of CP/CMS
This article covers the History of CP/CMS — the historical context in which this important IBM time-sharing virtual machine operating system was built.
This article covers the History of CP/CMS — the historical context in which this important IBM time-sharing virtual machine operating system was built.
History of Haiku (operating system)
This article covers the history of Haiku, a free, open-source operating system.
This article covers the history of Haiku, a free, open-source operating system.
History of IBM mainframe operating systems
The history of operating systems running on IBM mainframes is a notable chapter of history of mainframe operating systems, because of IBM's long-standing position as the world's largest hardware...
The history of operating systems running on IBM mainframes is a notable chapter of history of mainframe operating systems, because of IBM's long-standing position as the world's largest hardware...
History of Linux
The History of Linux began in 1991 with the commencement of a personal project by a Finnish student, Linus Torvalds, to create a new operating system kernel.
The History of Linux began in 1991 with the commencement of a personal project by a Finnish student, Linus Torvalds, to create a new operating system kernel.
History of machine translation
The history of machine translation generally starts in the 1950s, although work can be found from earlier periods.
The history of machine translation generally starts in the 1950s, although work can be found from earlier periods.
History of Mozilla Thunderbird
With the success of the Mozilla Firefox, however, demand increased for a mail client to go with it, and the work on Minotaur was revived under the new name of Thunderbird, and migrated to the n...
With the success of the Mozilla Firefox, however, demand increased for a mail client to go with it, and the work on Minotaur was revived under the new name of Thunderbird, and migrated to the n...
History of natural language processing
The history of natural language processing describes the advances of natural language processing.
The history of natural language processing describes the advances of natural language processing.
History of operating systems
The history of computer operating systems recapitulates to a degree the recent history of computer hardware.
The history of computer operating systems recapitulates to a degree the recent history of computer hardware.
History of programming languages
This article discusses the major developments in the history of programming languages.
This article discusses the major developments in the history of programming languages.
History of Programming Languages
History of Programming Languages (HOPL) is an infrequent ACM SIGPLAN conference.
History of Programming Languages (HOPL) is an infrequent ACM SIGPLAN conference.
History of Sinhala software
Sinhala language software for computers have been present since the late 1980s (Samanala written in C) but no standard character representation system was put in place which resulted in proprie...
Sinhala language software for computers have been present since the late 1980s (Samanala written in C) but no standard character representation system was put in place which resulted in proprie...
History of Symbian
Symbian OS was one of Nokia's mobile operating systems for mobile devices and smartphones, with associated libraries, user interface, frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, or...
Symbian OS was one of Nokia's mobile operating systems for mobile devices and smartphones, with associated libraries, user interface, frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, or...
History of the Dylan programming language
Dylan programming language history first introduces the history with a continuous text.
Dylan programming language history first introduces the history with a continuous text.
History of the web browser
The history of the web browser dates back to early 1990s when a variety of technologies laid the foundation for the first web browser, the WorldWideWeb, by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991, which brought...
The history of the web browser dates back to early 1990s when a variety of technologies laid the foundation for the first web browser, the WorldWideWeb, by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991, which brought...
Integrated Publishing System
IPS, or Integrated Publishing System, is a system created in 1982 for publishing multilingual literature.
IPS, or Integrated Publishing System, is a system created in 1982 for publishing multilingual literature.
Low Bandwidth X
In computing, LBX, or Low Bandwidth X, was a protocol to use the X Window System over network links with low bandwidth and high latency.
In computing, LBX, or Low Bandwidth X, was a protocol to use the X Window System over network links with low bandwidth and high latency.
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5) is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5) is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X Panther
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system.
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system.
Mac OS X Tiger
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
Mac OS X v10.2
Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" is the third major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system.
Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" is the third major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system.
Martin Goetz
Martin A. Goetz (April 22, 1930 - ) was a pioneer in the development of the commercial software industry.
Martin A. Goetz (April 22, 1930 - ) was a pioneer in the development of the commercial software industry.
MediaWiki version history
The following table contains the MediaWiki version history, showing all of its release versions.
The following table contains the MediaWiki version history, showing all of its release versions.
Michigan Terminal System
The Michigan Terminal System is one of the first time-sharing computer operating systems.
The Michigan Terminal System is one of the first time-sharing computer operating systems.
Monolithic application
In software engineering, a monolithic application describes a single-tiered software application in which the user interface and data access code are combined into a single program from a single...
In software engineering, a monolithic application describes a single-tiered software application in which the user interface and data access code are combined into a single program from a single...
Munching square
The Munching Square is a display hack dating back to the PDP-1, which employs a trivial computation to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen.
The Munching Square is a display hack dating back to the PDP-1, which employs a trivial computation to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen.
Nomad software
Nomad Software is a relational database and fourth-generation language, originally developed in the 70s by time-sharing vendor National CSS, Inc. While it is still in use today, its widest use w...
Nomad Software is a relational database and fourth-generation language, originally developed in the 70s by time-sharing vendor National CSS, Inc. While it is still in use today, its widest use w...
Punched card
A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefi...
A punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefi...
Resident monitor
A Resident monitor (1950s-1970s) was a piece of software that was an integral part of a general-use computer using punched card input.
A Resident monitor (1950s-1970s) was a piece of software that was an integral part of a general-use computer using punched card input.
Signed overpunch
A signed overpunch is a code used to store the sign of a number by changing the last digit.
A signed overpunch is a code used to store the sign of a number by changing the last digit.
Software crisis
Software crisis was a term used in the early days of computing science.
Software crisis was a term used in the early days of computing science.
Software Preservation Society
The Software Preservation Society (SPS, Softpres), formerly known as the Classic Amiga Preservation Society (CAPS), is a group of computer enthusiasts that is concentrating on finding old ...
The Software Preservation Society (SPS, Softpres), formerly known as the Classic Amiga Preservation Society (CAPS), is a group of computer enthusiasts that is concentrating on finding old ...
T-Square (software)
T-Square was an early drafting program written by Peter Samson assisted by Alan Kotok and possibly Robert A. Saunders while they were students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and me...
T-Square was an early drafting program written by Peter Samson assisted by Alan Kotok and possibly Robert A. Saunders while they were students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and me...
TECO (text editor)
TECO (; originally an acronym for paper
Tape Editor and COrrector, but later Text Editor and COrrector) is a text editor originally developed at the...
TECO (; originally an acronym for paper
Tape Editor and COrrector, but later Text Editor and COrrector) is a text editor originally developed at the...
Text Editor and Corrector
TECO is a text editor originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s, after which it was modified by 'just about everybody'.
TECO is a text editor originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s, after which it was modified by 'just about everybody'.
TJ-2
TJ-2 (Type Justifying Program) was published by Peter Samson in May 1963 and is thought to be the first page layout program.
TJ-2 (Type Justifying Program) was published by Peter Samson in May 1963 and is thought to be the first page layout program.
troff
troff is a document processing system developed by AT&T for the Unix operating system.
troff is a document processing system developed by AT&T for the Unix operating system.
TYPSET and RUNOFF
RUNOFF was the first computer text formatting program to see significant use.
RUNOFF was the first computer text formatting program to see significant use.
VM-CP
VM-CP was the official name of the control program portion of VM/370, a re-implementation of CP/CMS for the IBM System/370.
VM-CP was the official name of the control program portion of VM/370, a re-implementation of CP/CMS for the IBM System/370.
VP/CSS
VP/CSS was a time-sharing operating system developed by National CSS. It began life in 1968 as a copy of IBM's CP/CMS, which at the time was distributed to IBM customers at no charge, in source ...
VP/CSS was a time-sharing operating system developed by National CSS. It began life in 1968 as a copy of IBM's CP/CMS, which at the time was distributed to IBM customers at no charge, in source ...
X/Open
X/Open Company, Ltd. was a consortium founded by several European UNIX systems manufacturers in 1984 to identify and promote open standards in the field of information technology.
X/Open Company, Ltd. was a consortium founded by several European UNIX systems manufacturers in 1984 to identify and promote open standards in the field of information technology.
Xcode
Xcode is an Integrated Development Environment containing a suite of software development tools developed by Apple for developing software for OS X and iOS. First released in 2003, the latest st...
Xcode is an Integrated Development Environment containing a suite of software development tools developed by Apple for developing software for OS X and iOS. First released in 2003, the latest st...