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'''The Mother of All Demos''' is a name given retrospectively to [[Douglas Engelbart|Douglas Engelbart's]] December 9, 1968 demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace. The live demonstration featured the introduction of a system called [[NLS (computer system)|NLS]] which included one of<ref name="Bülow_2009_Rollkugel">{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Auf-den-Spuren-der-deutschen-Computermaus--/meldung/136901 |title=Auf den Spuren der deutschen Computermaus |trans_title=In the footsteps of the German computer mouse |language=German |publisher=Heise Verlag|date=2009-04-28|accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/misc/telefunken.shtml|title=Telefunken's 'Rollkugel'|publisher=oldmouse.com}}</ref> the earliest [[computer mouse]] |
'''The Mother of All Demos''' is a name given retrospectively to [[Douglas Engelbart|Douglas Engelbart's]] December 9, 1968 demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace. The live demonstration featured the introduction of a system called [[NLS (computer system)|NLS]] which included one of<ref name="Bülow_2009_Rollkugel">{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Auf-den-Spuren-der-deutschen-Computermaus--/meldung/136901 |title=Auf den Spuren der deutschen Computermaus |trans_title=In the footsteps of the German computer mouse |language=German |publisher=Heise Verlag|date=2009-04-28|accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/misc/telefunken.shtml|title=Telefunken's 'Rollkugel'|publisher=oldmouse.com}}</ref> the earliest [[computer mouse|computer mice]] as well as of [[video conference|video conferencing]], [[teleconference|teleconferencing]], [[hypertext]], [[word processing]], [[hypermedia]], [[Internet of Things|object addressing]] and [[dynamic linker|dynamic file linking]], [[revision control]], and a [[collaborative real-time editor]].<ref name="Tweney">{{cite web|url= http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/12/dayintech_1209 |title=Dec. 9, 1968: The Mother of All Demos|last=Tweney|first= Dylan|date= 12.09.2008 | work = [[Wired News]]|accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="Metz">{{cite web|url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/11/engelbart_celebration/ |title= The Mother of All Demos — 150 years ahead of its time |last=Metz|first=Cade|date=11 December 2008|work=[[The Register]]|accessdate= 24 January 2011}}</ref> |
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The Mother of All Demos is a name given retrospectively to Douglas Engelbart's December 9, 1968 demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace. The live demonstration featured the introduction of a system called NLS which included one of[1][2] the earliest computer mice as well as of video conferencing, teleconferencing, hypertext, word processing, hypermedia, object addressing and dynamic file linking, revision control, and a collaborative real-time editor.[3][4]
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Engelbart, with the help of his geographically distributed team, demonstrated the workings of the NLS ("oN Line System") to the 1,000 computer professionals in attendance. The project was the result of work done at the Stanford Research Institute's Augmentation Research Center, and the session was presented under the title A research center for augmenting human intellect as part of the Fall Joint Computer Conference at Brooks Hall in San Francisco.[5] Bill English is listed as the co-author of the conference paper[6] of the same name and is acknowledged as one of the principal engineers responsible for NLS and the demo. Notable attendees in the audience included Alan Kay, Charles Irby, and Andy van Dam,[7] as well as Bob Sproull.[8]
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The first use of this name for Engelbart's talk is ascribed to journalist Steven Levy in his 1994 book, Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything, where he describes the event as "a calming voice from Mission Control as the truly final frontier whizzed before their eyes. It was the mother of all demos."[9]
Subsequently, Andries van Dam repeated the phrase in 1995 while introducing Engelbart at the Vannevar Bush Symposium at MIT,[10] and again in a speech at the 1998 Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution Conference, at the opening of his talk in Session 3,[11] and the phrase was also cited in John Markoff's 2005 book What the Dormouse Said.
References
- ^ "Auf den Spuren der deutschen Computermaus" (in German). Heise Verlag. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Telefunken's 'Rollkugel'". oldmouse.com.
- ^ Tweney, Dylan (12.09.2008). "Dec. 9, 1968: The Mother of All Demos". Wired News. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Metz, Cade (11 December 2008). "The Mother of All Demos — 150 years ahead of its time". The Register. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ History in Pix - Doug Engelbart Institute - FJCC 1968 "Mother of All Demos". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ English, WK; Engelbart, DC (December 9, 1968), "AFIPS Conference Proceedings of the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference", Augment, vol. 33, San Francisco, CA, pp. 395–410, 3954
{{citation}}:|contribution=ignored (help). - ^ What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry, by John Markoff, Penguin Press, 2005, pp 158-1960
- ^ Reflections on the 1968 Demo - watch the Panel Discussions from the 30th and 40th Anniversary Events which include Bob Sproull, Andy van Dam, Alan Kay, Stuart Brand, and Charles Irby along with demo participants from Engelbart's research team.
- ^ Levy, Steven (1994), Insanely Great, p. 42.
- ^ Watch Andy van Dam use the phrase in 1995
- ^ Watch Andy van Dam used the phrase in 1998
Further reading
- Bardini, Thierry. Bootstrapping: Douglas Engelbart, Coevolution, and the Origins of Personal Computing. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8047-3871-8
External links
- Doug's 1968 Demo – comprehensive portal page maintained by the Doug Engelbart Institute with links to annotated video footage at various sites, retrospectives, photos, conference proceedings, program, tribute sites, etc.
- Engelbart (2008) [1968], session flyer, Coding paradise
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help). - "The Demo", MouseSite, Stanford University, including streaming video of the demo (where in Segment#12 that can be watched also on Youtube from 33min 37sec on Engelbart shows the device called mouse), background, links, archival reports and papers, etc.
- Engelbart (1968), Demo, Doug Engelbart Institute devoted to the event, including links to video footage, background information, retrospectives, etc.
- Engelbart (1968), Demo – a brief review of What the Dormouse Said followed by an authorized excerpt focused on the Demo.
- Engelbart, D; English, W (1968), "A research center for augmenting human intellect", AFIPS Fall Joint Computer Conference, pp. 295–410.
- The programming languages behind "the mother of all demos", Lambda the ultimate.
- Doug Engelbart Institute – extensive information and resources on Doug and his work.
- Commemorative Events: 30th Anniversary Event, 1998 and 40th Anniversary Event, 2008.
- Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution 30th anniversary symposium, Stanford University.
- The Invisible Revolution (documentary) about Doug Engelbart.