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 NCC 1982 Personal Computer Sessions -- Call for papers etc.
From: DPR at MIT-XX

The 1982 National Computer Conference will have a track (i.e.,
a group of sessions) on personal computers.  This means that
the papers will be refereed and appear in the proceedings.
This is in contrast to past years in which there was a
separate, unrefereed "subconference".

This reflects the growth and importance of personal computers.
But it is also a challenge.  We must organize a new set of
sessions and get new referees.  Part of this challenge is in
finding a balance between sessions on the mature areas in
personal computing and capturing the innovation in ongoing
research and development, both in academic and commercial
projects.  Workshops might provide a better forum for the
latter.

Some of the possible topics include:

     - what are personal computers -- the definitions range
       from Alan Kay's dynabook, to miniature mainframes to
       workstations.

     - what personal computers are not.

     - specific applications and issues such as wordprocessing
        (though word processing also falls under office
        automation)

     - Protocols and standards

     - Networking as it relates to personal computers.  This
       can represent both local area networks as well as
       ad hoc telco networks.

     - Operating systems -- both traditional and new concepts

     - Languages

     - Consumer computers -- issues in design, implications of
       a software marketplace.

     - Education -- traditional and otherwise, computer and noncomputer

     - Implications and relationships to other fields both
       within the industry and in the rest of the world.
       Societal interactionals.

     - Hardware trends and issues

     - Games, both recreational and educational.

I am on the NCC steering committee and am in charge of
organizing/creating these sessions.  If you have any
suggestions or comments, and if your are interested in
participating by writing a paper, refereeing or whatever,
please contact me either as:

     nccpc82.SoftArts at MIT-Multics

or
     Bob Frankston
     Software Arts, Inc
     PO Box 527
     Cambridge, MA 02139

or   617-491-2100.


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