MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Progress Report, July 1984-June 1985
Abstract
Founded in 1963 as Project MAC (for Multiple Access Computer and Machine Aided Cognition), the Laboratory developed the Compatible Time Sharing System (CTSS), one of the first time shared systems in the world, nd Multics -- an improved time shared system that introduced several new concepts. These two major developments stimulated research activities in the application of on-line computing to such diverse disciplines as engineering, architecture, mathematics, biology, medicine, library science and management. Since that time, the Laboratory's pursuits expanded, leading to pioneering research in Expert Systems, Computer Networks, and Public Cryptography. Today, the Laboratory's research spans a broad front of activities, grouped in four major areas: Knowledge Based Systems; Machines, Languages, and Systems; Theory; Computers and People. Contents: Clinical Decision Making; Computation Structures; Distributed Computer Systems; Educational Computing; Functional Languages and Architectures; Imaginative Systems; Information Mechanics; Message Passing Semantics; Programming Methodology; Real Time Systems; Theory of Computation; Theory of Distributed Systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA227278
Entities
People
- M. L. Dertouzos
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology