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WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE, 1977 & 1978 WARREN, JIM C., editor. West Coast Computer Faire, Conference Proceedings. San Francisco & San Jose: Computer Faire, 1977-1978.
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WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE, 1977 & 1978
WARREN, JIM C., editor. West Coast Computer Faire, Conference Proceedings. San Francisco & San Jose: Computer Faire, 1977-1978.
2 volumes (First and Second Conferences). First volume in library buckram, retaining original printed yellow wrappers; second volume in original printed green wrappers. Library stamps and markings to bound volume, light soiling and wear.
Provenance: From the estate of Serge Roubé.
The published proceedings of these two annual conferences — the first held in San Francisco in April 1977, the second in San Jose a year later — contain transcripts of conference presentations, technical articles, a list of exhibitors for the 1977 publication, and advertising for components and publications for computer hobbyists. Apple Computing is listed among the exhibitors, and the articles in the 1977 edition include "Robots You Can Make for Fun and Profit" by Frederik Pohl, "The 1940s: The First Personal Computing Era" by Henry Tropp, "The Unforgettable Next Two Years" by Ted Nelson, "Computer Power to the People" by David H. Ahl, "The Potential of Microcomputers for the Physically Handicapped" by Peter J. Nelson and J.G. Cossalter, "Roaming Around in Abstract 3-D Spaces" by Tom DeFanti, Dan Sandin and Larry Leske, "A Pipe Organ/Micro Computer System" by Jef Raskin, "Community Memory — a 'Soft' Computer System" by Lee Felsenstein, "Sharing Your Computer Hobby with the Kids" by Liza Loop, "Use of a Personal Computer in Engineering Education" by Roger Broucke, "Home Text Editing" by Larry Tesler, "The New Microprocessor Low Cost Development Systems" by Phil Roybal. The 1978 edition includes a biographical sketch of Alan Kay, "Significant Personal Computing Events for 1978" by Adam Osborne, "Introduction to Personal Computing, a Beginner's Approach" by Robert Moody, "Microcomputer Communication for the Handicapped" by Tim Scully, "The Design of a Voice Output Adapter for Computer" by William Jolitz, "Ambitious Games for Small Computers" by Larry Tesler, "People's Capitalism: The Economics of the Robot Revolution" by James S. Albus, "Communication Protocols for a Personal Computer Network" by Ron Crane, "Bringing Computer Awareness to the Classroom" by Liza Loop, "An Introduction to Programming in PASCAL" by Chip Weems, and numerous others.
Jim Warren's first West Coast Computer Faire is considered by some to have been the Woodstock of the personal computing movement. One of the Speakers, Ted Nelson, the author of Computer Lib/Dream Machines, opened his talk: "Here we are at the brink of a new world. Small computers are about to remake our society, and you know it."
Apple Computer, who had 8 employees at the time, purchased two booth spaces at the faire and chose this time to officially introduce the Apple II. "Right there at the entrance, the wave of the future, was Apple, running a kaleidoscopic video graphics program on a huge Advent display monitor. 'It was crazy,' Randy Wigginton, who was working in the booth with Woz and Chris Espinosa and the others, later recalled. 'Everybody was coming by and asking for demonstrations, and it was fun because people were excited about it'" (Levy p 266).
Levy, Steven. Hackers. [New York]: Penguin, [1994].
2 volumes (First and Second Conferences). First volume in library buckram, retaining original printed yellow wrappers; second volume in original printed green wrappers. Library stamps and markings to bound volume, light soiling and wear.
Provenance: From the estate of Serge Roubé.
The published proceedings of these two annual conferences — the first held in San Francisco in April 1977, the second in San Jose a year later — contain transcripts of conference presentations, technical articles, a list of exhibitors for the 1977 publication, and advertising for components and publications for computer hobbyists. Apple Computing is listed among the exhibitors, and the articles in the 1977 edition include "Robots You Can Make for Fun and Profit" by Frederik Pohl, "The 1940s: The First Personal Computing Era" by Henry Tropp, "The Unforgettable Next Two Years" by Ted Nelson, "Computer Power to the People" by David H. Ahl, "The Potential of Microcomputers for the Physically Handicapped" by Peter J. Nelson and J.G. Cossalter, "Roaming Around in Abstract 3-D Spaces" by Tom DeFanti, Dan Sandin and Larry Leske, "A Pipe Organ/Micro Computer System" by Jef Raskin, "Community Memory — a 'Soft' Computer System" by Lee Felsenstein, "Sharing Your Computer Hobby with the Kids" by Liza Loop, "Use of a Personal Computer in Engineering Education" by Roger Broucke, "Home Text Editing" by Larry Tesler, "The New Microprocessor Low Cost Development Systems" by Phil Roybal. The 1978 edition includes a biographical sketch of Alan Kay, "Significant Personal Computing Events for 1978" by Adam Osborne, "Introduction to Personal Computing, a Beginner's Approach" by Robert Moody, "Microcomputer Communication for the Handicapped" by Tim Scully, "The Design of a Voice Output Adapter for Computer" by William Jolitz, "Ambitious Games for Small Computers" by Larry Tesler, "People's Capitalism: The Economics of the Robot Revolution" by James S. Albus, "Communication Protocols for a Personal Computer Network" by Ron Crane, "Bringing Computer Awareness to the Classroom" by Liza Loop, "An Introduction to Programming in PASCAL" by Chip Weems, and numerous others.
Jim Warren's first West Coast Computer Faire is considered by some to have been the Woodstock of the personal computing movement. One of the Speakers, Ted Nelson, the author of Computer Lib/Dream Machines, opened his talk: "Here we are at the brink of a new world. Small computers are about to remake our society, and you know it."
Apple Computer, who had 8 employees at the time, purchased two booth spaces at the faire and chose this time to officially introduce the Apple II. "Right there at the entrance, the wave of the future, was Apple, running a kaleidoscopic video graphics program on a huge Advent display monitor. 'It was crazy,' Randy Wigginton, who was working in the booth with Woz and Chris Espinosa and the others, later recalled. 'Everybody was coming by and asking for demonstrations, and it was fun because people were excited about it'" (Levy p 266).
Levy, Steven. Hackers. [New York]: Penguin, [1994].