| Title: |
Walter F. Bauer
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| Local code: |
OH 61
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
The interview covers Bauer's work at Ramo -Wooldridge and the formation and growth of his own software firm,
Informatics General Corporation. Bauer joined Ramo -Wooldridge in 1954 and worked on various projects, mostly in
software development, in the 1950s and early 1960s. In this context he discusses the proprietary nature of software
and the development of the software industry. In 1962 Bauer, Werner Frank, Richard Hill, and Frank Wagner started
Informatics General Corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dataproducts. Bauer discusses the corporate
structure, business strategies, and products of Informatics General. He also notes changes in the software market
from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.
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| Extent: |
26 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=58
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1983 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Bauer, Walter F.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Chief executive officer; Engineer; President
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| Document location: |
Woodland Hills, CA
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| Document date: |
16-May-1983
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| Interviewer: |
Norberg, Arthur L.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023908-25440
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