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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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