The IAP at 50. Reflections from an IAP Member. This story sounds better when told. But here goes… It concerns a Pick system. Pick used file hashing based upon a given module number. The speed of the file search depended upon having this value correctly specified when the file was first created. At the time, […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from an IAP Member. I started out as a programmer in 1981 for a software house who wrote bespoke systems and installed 3rd party software for DEC/Systime systems for customers. My first application was for a bespoke invoicing system for a new customer. The customer also had installed the Systime […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from Dane Bradley-Carter FIAP. The first time I ever programmed a computer was at my secondary school in about 1979. That’s not to say it was the first time I had ever been in the presence of one, because and older relative had taken me to work one day at […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from Emeritus Professor Peter Smith FIAP, University of Sunderland. In 1978, I embarked upon a PhD in mathematics. My project was to develop a mathematical model of the human body in order to predict the heat flow within and from a human being. This involved using something called the finite […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from John Davis, Fellow. My own early years saw computers become available and then essential. During this time I have maintained civil, mechanical, water and environmental interests and been glad to support IAP which linked such interests whilst I was abroad for so many years. I joined when Bob Charles […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from Andy Faithfull FIAP. In the late ’70s I was a sponsored student at a large, now defunct, defence company. I worked my gap year there before starting my B.Sc. Most of my time during that year was taken up by building circuit boards for an IM6100 microprocessor system. The […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from Paul Lynham FIAP. In April 1999, Paul wrote an article on copy protection. At the time floppy discs were the medium of choice. Today, even more elaborate methods have been created to protect our creations in this digital world, where few remember what it was like before digital downloads. […]
The IAP at 50. Reflections from Mike Shallcross MIAP. I hadn’t really thought of myself as one of the earliest members of the IAP but on looking back I was surprised to see I’ve been a member for more than 36 years! I’m not sure how much I can comment on the development of the […]
