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| 68.2 | "It's easier to apologize than to ask permission" | KALKIN::BUTENHOF | Approachable Systems | Wed Aug 20 1986 09:44 | 9 |
| In case .1's title doesn't mean much to some people, one
of the (many) highlights of Admiral Hopper's talks is when
she passes out nanoseconds to the audience... pieces of wire
cut to the distance light (or electrons) travel in a nanosecond.
She gave a talk in ZK a year or so ago... truely an amazing
person.
/dave
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| 68.3 | Grace joins DEC | NIMBUS::OHERN | | Wed Aug 20 1986 10:30 | 5 |
| If you ever have the opportunity to hear Grace Hopper speak, be
sure not to miss it. She is absolutely fantastic.
I hear that Grace will be joining Digital as a consultant for
Government Systems Group in Washington D.C.
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| 68.4 | You *may* get a chance to see her @ DEC... | KALKIN::BUTENHOF | Approachable Systems | Thu Aug 21 1986 09:29 | 9 |
| I heard a "rumor" yesterday, from a usually reliable source,
that my manager is trying to get Grace to visit ZK to see some
of our products (including PROGEN, a program which allows you to
write COBOL code graphically... by drawing what amounts to a
flowchart on the terminal). If she comes, it's possible that
she'd give another talk here (though I don't know of any
definite plans).
/dave
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| 68.5 | ooooOOOOOOOOoooo! | RAINBO::TARBET | Margaret Mairhi | Thu Aug 21 1986 10:06 | 8 |
| <--(.4)
Far flippin' OUT!
You will announce it here in good time, right Dave? (I don't trust
the formal avenues of communication)
=maggie
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| 68.6 | oh, but of course! | KALKIN::BUTENHOF | Approachable Systems | Fri Aug 22 1986 09:21 | 8 |
| *If* it happens (remember, try not to get your hopes up too
far!), I'll be sure to announce it. Gee, it could end up
being even more crowded than the last time...
I sure hope she *does* end up giving a talk... now I've gotten
*my* hopes up, too!
/dave
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| 68.7 | | RSTS32::TABER | | Fri Aug 22 1986 12:44 | 12 |
| *sigh*
I know it isn't confirmed yet (I have been scouring every newspaper
to get the truth!)... but, if it's true...
I can't believe she'll be *ours*....
(hee hee).... Can you *IMAGINE* what this conference would be like
with Grace Hopper burning up the screens???
*sigh* Amazing Grace... without equal....
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| 68.8 | Grace on TV too | GALLO::MCARLETON | Reality; what a concept! | Mon Aug 25 1986 19:40 | 10 |
| 60 Minutes reran their segment on Grace Hopper to commemorate her
retirement from the Navy last Sunday. At the end of the segment
they said that she was going to go to work for "a large computer
firm." The rumor in .3 might just turn out to be true.
I recorded the 60 Minutes segment in case anyone missed it.
Send me mail if you want to barrow the tape.
MJC O-> (O-> = Male)
(O-+ = Female)
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| 68.9 | Not a rumor! | NIMBUS::OHERN | | Thu Aug 28 1986 15:53 | 7 |
| RE: regarding 'Grace joins DEC' note
I saw a notice in the 'Marketing' notes file--and there was a response
from the GSG group in D.C. confirming that Grace was indeed joining DEC,
and indicating which group she was joining and who her manager was
going to be. See the Marketing notes file for the details.
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| 68.10 | the first "bug" | STUBBI::REINKE | | Tue Sep 02 1986 16:05 | 3 |
| I recently read that she was the originator of the term "bug" for
a computer programing problem and still has the moth that caused
the problem.
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| 68.11 | poodle in the microwave | CACHE::MARSHALL | beware the fractal dragon | Tue Sep 02 1986 17:32 | 18 |
| re .10:
> I recently read that she was the originator of the term "bug" for
> a computer programing problem and still has the moth that caused
> the problem.
I recently read that this is a myth. Oh, the moth was real, but
that was not the reason for the term "bug". "Bug" was used long
before for all kinds of problems in all kinds of equipment. With
the advent of the computer, the term just continued.
/
( ___
) ///
/
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| 68.12 | Some myths are true | HUMAN::BURROWS | Jim Burrows | Tue Sep 02 1986 21:23 | 9 |
| If it's a myth, Admiral Hopper is in part responsible for
its being spread--I've heard her tell the story herslf. (I
don't remember if she has the bug, but I think so).
Oh, yes, and the poodle in the microwave is TRUE, too. And the
worst part? The woman sued the oven manufactuerer and won!
Sanity prevailed eventually, though--she lost the appeal.
JimB.
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| 68.13 | Bughunt | SWSNOD::RPGDOC | Brains clogged? Call Rent-A-Writer | Wed Sep 03 1986 09:36 | 10 |
| RE: .12 "Bug Retention"
In the book, "The Sachertorte Algorithm" there is a photograph of
this bug Scotchtaped to the logbook page for the day it was found
on the original project.
As this logbook was presumably a government document, it is probably
in some archive somewhere. The credits for the photgraph probably
indicate who has it, but I don't think it's Hopper who's got it.
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| 68.14 | It's OFFICIAL, gang! | VIKING::TARBET | Margaret Mairhi | Wed Sep 03 1986 12:16 | 32 |
| <<< HUMAN::ARKD$:[NOTES$LIBRARY]DIGITAL.NOTE;1 >>>
-< The DEC way of working >-
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Note 182.0 Adm. Hopper Welcome Aboard No replies
INFACT::HACKER "Ed Hacker @IAC DTN 443-3840" 25 lines 3-SEP-1986 11:04
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I believe this is great news!
Welcome aboard
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Associated Press Wed 03-SEP-1986 08:12 Computer Admiral
MAYNARD, Mass. (AP) - Rear Adm. Grace M. Hopper, who retired last
month at age 79 as the nation's oldest active military officer, has
launched a new career as a computer consultant.
Hopper, the co-inventor of the widely used computer language
COBOL, joined Digital Equipment Corp. on Tuesday as a full-time
senior consultant, working out of the computer company's Washington
office.
She was a computer specialist during her military career and will
be a spokeswoman for Digital. At the time of her retirement from the
Navy, she was assigned to the Naval Data Automation Command in
Washington.
Harvey Weiss, vice president of U.S. operations for Digital, said
Hopper's duties will include representing the company, speaking on
government issues, writing and publishing computer systems
engineering papers, and taking part in Digital's liaison programs
with schools.
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| 68.15 | Welcome Aboard Grace!!! | ACOMA::JBADER | The time has come, the walrus said.. | Thu Sep 04 1986 13:57 | 3 |
| Just in case you ever see this.
-sunny-
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| 68.16 | I think we should tell her about Notes...! | DUBSWS::MACKEY | Step to the music you hear... | Thu Sep 04 1986 14:11 | 10 |
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*Indeed* - Welcome aboard (an appropriate phrase)
Kevin
(PS - I *will* introduce myself shortly - as soon as I have caught
up with all the topics, I only found this Conference a few weeks
ago)
- K
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| 68.17 | She's Coming | MKTGSG::ROBERT | MADDY | Fri Sep 05 1986 13:18 | 7 |
| We invited Grace to speak at our groups Quarterly Meeting. She
accepted.
I guess we are lucky.....I can't wait!!
Maddy
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| 68.18 | Aboard? | VAXUUM::DYER | Working For The Yankee Dollar | Wed Sep 10 1986 02:59 | 8 |
| /\
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\ABOARD/
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| 68.19 | | GIGI::TRACY | | Thu Nov 06 1986 11:19 | 14 |
| I've read and heard a lot about Grace Hopper and admire her
tremendously. Just one letdown--during the 60 Minutes interview,
she was asked what she thought about women in combat. She was against
it because she felt that if she were a man in the trenches, she
would not feel comfortable with women by her side, i.e., she didn't
feel she would be able to rely on them.
Oh well, I guess no one's perfect...
-Tracy
BTW, I don't like the idea of ANYONE in combat. But if men or women want
to volunteer for combat duty when needed, they should be able to.
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| 68.20 | Grace Hopper on tape | DINER::SHUBIN | Go ahead - make my lunch! | Tue Dec 09 1986 17:09 | 57 |
| Grace Hopper will be speaking (through the wonders of videotape) at
Spitbrook on 18 Dec, and some other time in Hudson. If you work far away,
maybe contact ZEKE::LIBRARY, and see how your location can get the tape.
From: BARTOK::ZEKE::LIBRARY "09-Dec-1986 1602"
To: @ZKSEMINAR.DIS
Subj: Grace Hopper videotaped 12/18
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| SPITBROOK TECHNICAL SEMINAR SERIES |
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*** VIDEOTAPED SEMINAR ***
Topic: INNOVATION AND THE CHALLENGE TO COMPUTING
Speaker: Grace Hopper, Digital Sr. Consultant
W/ Introduction by Ken Olsen
DATE: December 18th TIME: 2:00 - 3:00
*** Babbage Auditorium ***
w/overflow in Cafeteria
Through anecdotes and reminiscences based upon forty years of computer
pioneership, Dr. Grace Murray Hopper challenges each of us to work hard
and draw upon our own innate creativity. Believing "it is easier to ask
forgiveness than permission," Dr. Hopper encourages students, academe,
and industry to re-think some of the decisions that have been made and
to examin their technical and social implications for the future.
Grace Hopper, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, began a new career at age 79
as a senior consultant with Digital Equipment Corporation in Washington
D.C. Her duties include representing Digital at industry forums and
symposia and making speeches that focus on government issues. At the time
of her retirement from the Navy, Dr. Hopper was assigned to the Naval Data
Automation Command. Much of her military service had been devoted to
keeping the Navy on the leading edge of computer technology.
Dr. Hopper is a 1928 graduate of Vassar College and earned her M.S. degree
in 1930 and Ph.D. degree in 1934 from Yale University. She also attended
New York University as Vassar Faculty Fellow in 1941.
She was commissioned a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve in 1944 and ordered
to the Bureau of Ordnance Computational Project at Harvard where she
learned to program computers. In 1946, she was returned to inactive duty,
but she continued to serve in the Naval Reserve and retired in December 1966
with the rank of commander. In August 1967, she was recalled to active duty,
rose through the ranks, and was named Rear Admiral in 1985.
Over forty colleges and universities have conferred honorary degrees on
Dr. Hopper, and she has been honored by her peers on numerous occasions.
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| 68.21 | to be shown at LTN also | ULTRA::GUGEL | Simplicity is Elegance | Tue Dec 09 1986 17:11 | 1 |
| It's also in LTN1 cafeteria, same day and time (Dec. 18 2 pm)
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| 68.22 | Reruns? | RSTS32::TABER | If you can't bite, don't bark! | Wed Dec 10 1986 12:46 | 10 |
| Is this the SAME tape that made the rounds a few years ago?? Or maybe
something new from DECUS instead?
I saw a tape a few years ago in which she came up with the length/size
equivalents of nanoseconds, microseconds, etc., and she held up string,
rope, and cable... what a riot...
But I don't want to brave the crowds for a rerun...
bugs
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| 68.23 | Another location for Dr. Hopper's lecture | MAY13::MINOW | Martin Minow, MSD A/D, THUNDR::MINOW | Wed Dec 10 1986 13:34 | 9 |
| Dr. Hopper will speak on "Innovation and the Challenge to Computing
at the Maynard (Mill) Cafeteria conference room, Dec. 18, 1986 from
12:00 to 1:15. Ken Olsen will introduce her.
I believe this is the tape that others have mentioned. For further
information, contact MILRAT::COTOIA (Maynard Area Engineering Training).
Martin.
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| 68.24 | pick a packet of pico's | CELICA::QUIRIY | Christine | Thu Dec 11 1986 10:54 | 6 |
|
And you can probably pick up a packet or two of picoseconds in your DEC
cafeteria. According to Dr. Hopper, that's what those little packets of
pepper _really_ are!
CQ
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| 68.25 | Grace to speak again | VENTUR::GIUNTA | | Fri Jan 30 1987 13:17 | 21 |
| The DVN (Digital Video Network) will be rerunning "Innovation and
the Challenge To Computing: A Discussion with Dr. Grace Murray
Hopper" on February 12 from 3-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The blurb
accompanying the announcement is as follows:
Recently Grace Hopper, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, joined Digital
as a Senior Consultant. This broadcast is your chance to get to
know her as she talks about her forty years in the computer industry
and shares her veiws on current industry trends. In her new position,
Dr. Hopper will be representing Digital at industry forums and
symposia, and making speeches that focus on government issues.
This program is a rebroadcast and includes an introduction from
Ken Olsen.
The following is a list of the DVN locations where you can see this
broadcast.
ATO, BUO, BYO, CXO, DCO, DLO, DVO, HSO, IPO, IVO, KAO, KYO, LAO,
MKO1, MMO, MPO, MRO1, PK03, PXO, RLO, STO, WRO.
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