From: eugene@cse.ucsc.edu (Eugene Miya)
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Subject: Free Computer History Lecture:
    "The Trajectory of Computer Development at Fujitsu"
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Date: 11 May 1999 00:21:17 GMT
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Followups reduced to comp.arch.
This is a chance for all you fans of clusters and other forms of
parallel computing or just fans of computer history to meet Gene Amdahl
(truly one bright guy).


Forwarded from Dag Spicer <spicer@tcm.org>


The Computer Museum History Center and
NASA Ames Research Center

present:

"The Trajectory of Computer Development at Fujitsu"

Shigeru Sato
President of Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd, Kawasaki, Japan &
President of Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA

with comments by Gene Amdahl

Thursday, May 13, 6:00 p.m
NASA Main Auditorium, Building N-201
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA  94035

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NOTE: YOU CANNOT BE ADMITTED TO THIS TALK WITHOUT ADVANCE
CONFIRMATION (BY MAY 10) BECAUSE OF MOFFETT FIELD SECURITY
CHANGES.  A Computer Museum membership card will not be valid at
this time.  See confirmation procedure below, at conclusion of this
announcement.
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This talk will examine historical computer developments at Fujitsu,
ranging from the company's early machines in the 1950s to the
collaborative development project with Amdahl Corporation in 1980.
These historical machines cover a wide spectrum of technologies: relays,

Parametrons (with original Japanese components), transistors, and
full LSI implementations (Amdahl Project). While many software advances
were also made, this talk is more oriented towards a critical evaluation
of hardware and device technologies than to software/operating system aspects.
A video segment will be shown which demonstrates a relay computer made
in 1959 and which is still functional today at the Fujitsu computer museum.


Biographical Note:

Mr. Sato is President of both Japanese and American divisions of
Fujitsu Laboratories. He graduated from the University of Tokyo
in 1958 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and began at
Fujitsu that same year.  Until Dec. 1982, he participated in
the development of new computer systems and related technologies
such as circuit engineering and design automation techniques.

In January 1983, he began working in new computer system research,
especially in knowledge information processing systems (Artificial
Intelligence).  Sato was elected to the Fujitsu Board of Directors
in June 1987, became Managing Director in June 1991, and President
in June 1994.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of the Information
Processing Society of Japan and of the Japan Society for
Artificial Intelligence, and is a Visiting Professor, Department of
Computing, Imperial College, London.

Lecture announcement (including map) is available at:
http://www.computerhistory.org/events/sato_05131999/

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Directions

>From Highway 101 in Mountain View, take the Moffett Field exit
(ignore any exits for Moffett Blvd.). At the Moffett Field main
gate, go to the Visitor Badging office on the right side of the gate
or follow guard instructions.


Confirmation Procedure

Remember you must confirm at least one full day in advance before
the talk. Confirm by calling Ellen Lee at 650.604.2579, or by
emailing info@computerhistory.org, with your name, phone number,
and country of citizenship and:

- if you are a US citizen, please state so, and bring a driver's license
  for photo ID.

- if you are not a US citizen, but have a green card, state your country
  of citizenship, and bring the green card.

- and if you are not a US citizen, and do not have a green card, please
  e-mail: info@computerhistory.org with your name, passport number and
  expiration date  and citizenship, to get confirmation.  We will notify

  you if you are confirmed.  You will need to bring your passport to
  gain entry on base. Among other countries, citizens (without a green card)
  of China, India, Israel, Serbia, South Africa, Taiwan, and Yugoslavia
  require special processing for admittance to Moffett Field, and will not
  be able to attend this talk.


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