Re:Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960)
by kelvich on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:10AM
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Licklider is one the main persons behind the ARPANET. The Imagineers of War by Sharon Weinberger has a lot of context on his time in DARPA. Few things that I found particularly notable:
* Licklider was conscious about not having too much funding compared to other DARPA projects so that in case of a budget cut, there would a more obvious candidates for the slash.
* Initially, universities pushed back on ARPANET because they were afraid that remote access might lead to more candidates for their mainframe time
* Licklider was conscious about not having too much funding compared to other DARPA projects so that in case of a budget cut, there would a more obvious candidates for the slash.
* Initially, universities pushed back on ARPANET because they were afraid that remote access might lead to more candidates for their mainframe time