Software in the 1960s as concept, service, and product

Packaged application software established a small but important corporate niche during the 1960s. The author charts the shifting meaning of the word software, situates the first software companies within the overall computer services market, and probes the attractions and limitations of the first pa...

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Published in:IEEE annals of the history of computing 2002-01, Vol.24 (1), p.5-13
Main Author: Haigh, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Attraction
Charts
Computation
Computer aided instruction
Computer aided manufacturing
Computer industry
Computer peripherals
Computer programs
Computers
Costs
Data processing
Electromagnetism
electronics
electrotechnology
Electronics
History of science and technology
Informatics
Markets
Operating systems
Packages
Packaging
Physical sciences and techniques
Software
Software industry
Software packages
System software
Systems analysis
Time sharing computer systems
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Summary:Packaged application software established a small but important corporate niche during the 1960s. The author charts the shifting meaning of the word software, situates the first software companies within the overall computer services market, and probes the attractions and limitations of the first packages from the viewpoint of their potential purchasers: managers of data processing.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/85.988574