| Title: |
William Mitchell
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| Local code: |
OH 203
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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: |
Mitchell discusses his introduction to Icon through his use of SPITBOL. He describes the process of making Icon compatible to various environments and notes the types of documentation and tools that are produced. He talks about several research assistants that he worked with on the Icon project. Mitchell discusses the usability of Icon in a software development environment and describes the use of C in conjunction with Icon.
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| Extent: |
22 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=202
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1990 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Mitchell, William, 1943-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1943
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| Speaker occupation: |
Computer programmer
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| Age at speaking: |
47
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| Document location: |
Flagstaff, AZ
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| Document date: |
25-Jul-1990
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| Interviewer: |
Cargo, David S.
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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: |
OHI0024012-25555
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