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Dates: during 2000-2009
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“I remember standing there on the corner of Oxford Street,” he says, pointing out the window of his office in Maxwell Dworkin, “with this box with the Mac logo on it.” His outstretched hand passes over bookshelves cluttered...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computing Gets Personal at FAS | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

According to Draves, the majority of students who used computers at Harvard relied on this central system for any coursework that required a computer. Computer memory, however, was in short supply: “this machine had about four megabytes of memory,” says Draves. ?...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computing Gets Personal at FAS | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

Having to cope with high usage and an agonizingly slow computer response time led Draves to an upsetting conclusion. “I quickly realized that you basically had to pull an all-nighter to get any work done,” he says. “During the day...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computing Gets Personal at FAS | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

The difficulties of central computing began to drive students to the convenience of owning their own machines. Eventually, a growing interest in personal computing led to the formation of the Harvard Computer Society. According to current president Josh. A. Kroll ’09, the club was formed in 1983...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computing Gets Personal at FAS | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

In a questionnaire composed by Lewis and dated February 6, 1984, 54 out of 258 respondents had already purchased a computer. They anonymously reported using them for activities ranging from “Expos,” to “studying Latin,” to ?...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Computing Gets Personal at FAS | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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