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J Sanford Smith ACA FBIM
Chartered Accountant
Founder Member of the British Institute of Management
wrote in his book
THE MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO ELECTRONIC
DIGITAL COMPUTERS (1957)
"Although a computer if installed is most likely to come under the
control of Chief Accountant"
"Appropriate to head this chapter 'Speculation on the Social
Significance'"
"It may be assumed that any organisation the size of Fords will in
due course have its own computer"
"top management must at all times bear in mind the social problem
- for the older generation particularly"
"One can see little scope for the computer in the professional
office:"
No mention of project management at all!
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22 years ago
Amstrad PPC640, 1987 - How long does it take to open a new document
from power on?
To
Tablet PC - It takes 1min 50 secs to go from hibernation to resume working!
MindManager - A 12 year old application I am using to present and create
this web site
Painting - You can paint on a Tablet PC which was difficult on a PPC640.
18 years ago
Compuserve - An international sophisticated bulletin board. Not that difficult
to use. Not that slow. Most stuff was text based and zoomed down a 9600
baud modem!
Its was a private and complex database but you could find answers to
simple questions e.g. What is the fingering for a Yamaha fife? Someone
responded in 8 hours.
Now
Twitter, a very simple database with an open API which allows developers to
create versatile and simple applications which enable a global community to
interact very effectively. It has lead to meeting new people both on and off
line in the areas I want to do business or collaborate.
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