Some Reflections on Early History by J.C.R. Licklider (VPRI 0093)

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J.C.R. Licklider gives a talk at the 1986 ACM Conference on the History of Personal Workstations, reflecting on the early history of interactive computing. The video is the archived recording from the Viewpoints Research Institute collection.

HN people send others to Licklider as a primary source on the origins of personal workstations and interactive computing.

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@doener2021 · in “Some Reflections on Early History by JCR Licklider (VPRI 0093)”
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@ontouchstart2016 · in “Idea Debt”
You might want to learn something from J. C. R. Licklider: ▶ this video link
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@dang2016 · in “J.C.R. Licklider on the History of Personal Workstations (1986) [video]”
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@stevebmark2016 · in “J.C.R. Licklider on the History of Personal Workstations (1986) [video]”
Starts at 4:30, direct link: ▶ this video
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@whistlerbrk2016 · in “The 1986 ACM Conference on the History of Personal Workstations”
They don't have JCR Licklider's talk linked (I've added it to their Disqus comments) but it is actually available here: ▶ this video