CS 185C: The History of Computing October 17 Class Meeting Department of Computer Science San Jose State University Fall 2011 Instructor: Ron Mak

SJSU Dept. of Computer Science Fall 2011: October 17 CS 185C: This History of Computing © R. Mak 2 Shomit Ghose  History of Computing Speaker Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6:00-7:00 PM Auditorium ENGR 189 Reception before the talk in ENGR 294 at 5:00 PM “ Micro-History: An Examination of the Brief but Successful Life of a Silicon Valley Start-up ” Venture capitalist Partner, ONSET Ventures

SJSU Dept. of Computer Science Fall 2011: October 17 CS 185C: This History of Computing © R. Mak 3 Your IEEE GHN Topics  I will monitor your wikis to see how you’re progressing on your projects.  Be sure to post early drafts, blogs, research notes, etc. The idea is to attract experts.  Remember that 33% of your final grade will be based on the quality of your research. What historical documents you’ve read What experts you’ve talked to

SJSU Dept. of Computer Science Fall 2011: October 17 CS 185C: This History of Computing © R. Mak 4 Oral Status Reports  Short minute oral presentation to the rest of the class What is your historical research topic? What questions do you expect to answer? What approach are you taking to find your answers?  what materials are you accessing  who are you talking to  what have you accomplished so far What will be your final product?  what type of conclusion do you hope to achieve  will there be something besides a report (e.g., some software) Q&A _

SJSU Dept. of Computer Science Fall 2011: October 17 CS 185C: This History of Computing © R. Mak 5 Oral Status Reports, cont’d  Monday, October 24 Philip Gebhardt Stefan Gloutnikov Michael Haney Youn Kim Yulian Kynchev  Wednesday, October 26 Weili Liu Patrick O’Connell Michael Riha Steven Terpe Stephen Voglewede  Monday, October 31 Ryan Lichtig Updated Oct. 18