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This is a request for discussion for the proposed newsgroup
comp.ai.genetic.  This unmoderated group will be devoted to the
subject of genetic algorithms.

This group has been discussed at length on the comp.ai groups.  An RFD
was posted about a year ago, and met with widespread support, but for
some reason the proposer never followed through with a vote.  There
was some discussion at the time about the name, but the general
consensus seemed to be that comp.ai.genetic was the most appropriate
name.  (Alternatives included comp.theory.genetic, comp.ai.ga, and
comp.algorithms.genetic, but none of these seemed satisfactory.)

It should be noted that the presence of "AI" in the group name does
not rule out discussion of aspects of genetic algorithms that are not
directly related to AI, any more than it does in comp.ai.neural-nets.

The vote will be run by Michael Arras ([email protected]).
When the time comes, he will post the CFV for the creation of
comp.ai.genetic.

Topics for discussion in comp.ai.genetic include but are not limited to:

 -- Mathematical theory of genetic algorithms.
 -- Classifier systems, and other uses of GAs in machine learning.
 -- The use of GAs in function-optimization.
 -- Applications of GAs in any domain.
 -- The use of GAs in the modeling of evolution.
 -- Evolutionary aspects of artificial life.
 -- Combinations of genetic algorithms and neural networks.
 -- Other varieties of evolutionary computation
          -- e.g. "evolutionary strategies" and "genetic programming".
 -- Software for genetic algorithms.
 -- Implementational strategies for genetic algorithms.
 -- Conference and journal announcements.

Discussion is directed to news.groups.

The above was written by David Chalmers ([email protected]).
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From [email protected] Tue Nov 24 13:17:46 1992
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	This is the official call for votes for the creation of an
unmoderated newsgroup called comp.ai.genetic.  This group will be devoted
to the subject of genetic algorithms.

	It should be noted that the presence of "AI" in the group name
does not rule out discussion of aspects of genetic algorithms that are
not directly related to AI, any more than it does in comp.ai.neural-nets.

Topics for discussion in comp.ai.genetic include but are not limited to:

 -- Mathematical theory of genetic algorithms.
 -- Classifier systems, and other uses of GAs in machine learning.
 -- The use of GAs in function-optimization.
 -- Applications of GAs in any domain.
 -- The use of GAs in the modeling of evolution.
 -- Evolutionary aspects of artificial life.
 -- Combinations of genetic algorithms and neural networks.
 -- Other varieties of evolutionary computation
          -- e.g. "evolutionary strategies" and "genetic programming".
 -- Software for genetic algorithms.
 -- Implementational strategies for genetic algorithms.
 -- Conference and journal announcements.

	To vote for or against the creation of the unmoderated newsgroup
comp.ai.genetic, please send an e-mail message to:

	[email protected]

stating, that you are either for or against the creation of this newsgroup
as proposed.  Your vote must be explicit.  State, "I vote for the group
comp.ai.genetic as proposed" or "I vote against the creation group
comp.ai.genetic."  Votes that are posted will not count.  If you have any
trouble or questions, please mail me or David Chalmers at
[email protected].  Votes will be processed by me, not some AI shell.
When I get around to reading your vote, I will send an acknowledgement, but
it could be many days before I do.

	The voting period begins now, and will end December 15th, 1992
at 23:59 GMT.
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Artificial Neural Network and      Systems_________________
Fuzzy Logic Research Group         FORWISS   ERLANGEN * MUNICH * PASSAU

From [email protected] Fri Dec  4 16:15:33 1992
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	This is the official call for votes for the creation of an
unmoderated newsgroup called comp.ai.genetic.  This group will be devoted
to the subject of genetic algorithms.

	It should be noted that the presence of "AI" in the group name
does not rule out discussion of aspects of genetic algorithms that are
not directly related to AI, any more than it does in comp.ai.neural-nets.

Topics for discussion in comp.ai.genetic include but are not limited to:

 -- Mathematical theory of genetic algorithms.
 -- Classifier systems, and other uses of GAs in machine learning.
 -- The use of GAs in function-optimization.
 -- Applications of GAs in any domain.
 -- The use of GAs in the modeling of evolution.
 -- Evolutionary aspects of artificial life.
 -- Combinations of genetic algorithms and neural networks.
 -- Other varieties of evolutionary computation
          -- e.g. "evolutionary strategies" and "genetic programming".
 -- Software for genetic algorithms.
 -- Implementational strategies for genetic algorithms.
 -- Conference and journal announcements.

	To vote for or against the creation of the unmoderated newsgroup
comp.ai.genetic, please send an e-mail message to:

	[email protected]

stating, that you are either for or against the creation of this newsgroup
as proposed.  Your vote must be explicit.  State, "I vote for the group
comp.ai.genetic as proposed" or "I vote against the creation group
comp.ai.genetic."  Votes that are posted will not count.  If you have any
trouble or questions, please mail me or David Chalmers at
[email protected].  Votes will be processed by me, not some AI shell.
When I get around to reading your vote, I will send an acknowledgement, but
it could be many days before I do.

	The voting period begins now, and will end December 15th, 1992
at 23:59 GMT.

	I have received these votes so far (total 253):

" (Mr. Gordon Edgar Kirkpatrick)" 
"(Claude Diderich)" 
"Al Biles"  
"Charles Geyer" 
"Dragan Cvetkovic" 
"James E. Ferguson CSC Sydney, Australia.  01-Dec-1992 1410" 
"Jim Moore AIAG DTN 296, 508-480-5433, LM02-D12" 
"Kenneth S. Cho" 
"Leo WaiChung So" 
"Randolph J. Finder" 
(Kung-Yang Chang) 
** DECKER ** 


[email protected]
[email protected]
Adrian Howard 
[email protected] (George Ritchie)
[email protected] (Andre Lehovich)
[email protected] (Sabah S. Albinali)
Alex Kean 
Alexandre Wallyn 
[email protected] (Lee Altenberg)
[email protected] (Andras Salamon)
Antti Karttunen 
B M Wightman 
B. Ravichandran 
[email protected] (Joris Ballet)
Bazlur Rasheed 
[email protected] (Beerud Sheth)
Billy Wallace 
[email protected] (Michael Bobak)
[email protected] (Bob Tykulsker)
Bongseog Jang 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Patwiwat Boriboon)
Byung-ro Moon 
[email protected] (Hartwig Kuehbauch)
Carlos Lucasius 
[email protected] (Carl Pregozen 525/3670 3-7907)
Catherine Kriegler 
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Carl Rigney)
Charles Shub 
Chris Mungall 
Christopher M Holland 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Christopher Clark)
Colin Bell 
Colin Crist 
[email protected] (Craig Nirosky   )
[email protected]
Dan Pehoushek 
Davenport A J 
David Beasley 
David Chalmers 
David Corne 
David Greene 
David Nettleton 
David Reeve Sward 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Demetrius Dracopoulos)
[email protected] (David Johnson)
[email protected] (Eric Dellinger)
[email protected] (Wolfdieter Merkl)
[email protected] (Douglas Crosher)
[email protected] (David O. Tinker)
Edwin Clark 
[email protected] (Ed McGuire)
Emile van Gerwen 
estockwe%[email protected] (Ted Stockwell)
fabrizio%[email protected]
[email protected] (Chad Faragher)
[email protected] (Frank Deutschmann)
[email protected] (Francis Heylighen)
[email protected] (Filippo Menczer)
[email protected] (Michael Lee Finch)
[email protected]
Gihan P Seneviratne 
[email protected] (Michael R. Miller)
[email protected] (Gerry Paul)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Sean Case)
Guillaume Le Stum 
[email protected]
havard ellefsen 
Heinz Knutzen 
[email protected] (Alois Heinz)
[email protected] (Curt Hjorring)
[email protected]
huho%[email protected]
[email protected] (Larry Hunter)
Inman Harvey 
[email protected]
James K. Sanchez Goebel 
[email protected] (Jan Vorbrueggen)
jaws 
[email protected] (John Duncan)
Jeff Graves 
Jennifer J Freeman 
Jens Wunderwa 
[email protected] (J. Eric Townsend)
[email protected] (James Grimm)
[email protected] (Jens Horstmann * 415-336-3537)
Joachim Weisbrod Wiss.Mitarbeiter   
Joe Keane 
Joe Weintraub 
Joerg Heitkoetter 
[email protected]
John J. Sasso Jr. 
[email protected] (John J. Ackley)
[email protected] (John Gallagher)
Jonathan Hammond 
Jordan B Pollack 
[email protected] (Jos van der Meer)
Josef Nelissen 
[email protected] (Rainer Joswig)
js (Jack Shirazi )
[email protected] (Juan Ramon Velasco Perez)
[email protected] (Juan Vicente Echague)
[email protected]
Karl Altenburg 
Kristinn Kristinsson 
[email protected] (Layne L Ainsworth)
Larsson Jesper 
Lawrence C Smith 
Lawrence Pit 
[email protected] (Jeffrey Layton)
[email protected] (R. Todd LeBaron)
[email protected] (Olivier Lebeltel (Mazer))
[email protected] (adam)
[email protected] (Gyesung Lee)
lella%[email protected] (Gregory Lella)
[email protected] (Dave Levy)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Leonardo Marti)
[email protected]
LOPEZJ 
[email protected] (Luc Cluitmans)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Reinhard Maenner)
[email protected] (Frederic Mailhot)
[email protected] (Malaviya)
[email protected] (Marc Heijligers)
[email protected]
Masaharu Munetomo 
Mattox Beckman 
[email protected] (Erik Max Francis)
[email protected] (Michael De-la-Maza)
[email protected]
merelo%[email protected] (Juan Julian Merelo)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Mark Anbinder)
Michael Kuehne 
Michael Theodore 
Michael Vogt 
Mike Arras 
Mike Mehl 
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (David Muir Sharnoff)
[email protected]
N D Silver 
Neil Ireson 
Norbert Schlenker 
[email protected] (Olivier de Vel)
Olle G{llmo  
[email protected] (Omar Baldonado)
Oscar Slotosch 
[email protected]
Paul Connors 
[email protected] (Paul Barton-Davis)
[email protected]
PAWLOWSKY marc 
[email protected] (Peter C. McCluskey)
[email protected] (Stephen L. Pendergast)
Peter J Angeline 
Phil Neal Inc. 
pintax%[email protected]
[email protected] (Luc Pluym)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Peter Broekman)
R. Srikanth 
Ralph Martin 
[email protected]
RAVEN Winter 
[email protected] (Rick Cobb)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Roget Fisset)
Richard Dallaway 
Richard Nistuk 
[email protected] (Richard H. Miller)
[email protected] (RIOJ7)
Robert Elliott Smith 
Roger S Bivand 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Chris Rosin)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Ross Milward)
[email protected] (Robert Seymour)
[email protected] (rodrigo vanegas)
[email protected] (Stephen A. Witt)
sayan bhattacharyya 
[email protected] (Steven C. Dollins)
[email protected]
Scott Dixon 
Sebastian Florian Mix 
[email protected] (Sherif Hashem)
Shawki Areibi 
[email protected]
[email protected] (sahng h park)
Shumeet Baluja 
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Stanley M. Golem)
[email protected] (Steve Wight)
[email protected]
Steven Rowe 
[email protected] (Steve Poulsen)
[email protected] (Randy Stiles)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Nick Szabo)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tetsuya Maeshiro 
Thomas Gramstad 
Thomas Kolarik 
[email protected] (Phil Thrift)
Tim Pierce 
Tim Posney 
Todd Ogasawara  
[email protected] (Tom Holroyd)
[email protected] (Tao R or Stephen L)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Uli Bartling)
[email protected] (Peter Vamplew)
Volker Kuechenhoff 
[email protected] (Wade Blomgren)
[email protected] (Amy Wang)
[email protected] (William A. Arnold [MSAI])
[email protected]
[email protected] (John Werner)
[email protected] (Bill Hart)
williabv 
[email protected] (Wolfgang Mauder)
WU CHARLES CHU-SHIN 
[email protected] (Wai-wa FUNG)
[email protected] (Steven Young)
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Fuzzy Logic Research Group         FORWISS   ERLANGEN * MUNICH * PASSAU

From [email protected] Wed Dec 16 23:15:28 1992
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Subject: RESULT: comp.ai.genetic passes 366:9
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	A BIG thanks to all those who voted.  The results are 366 YES, 9 NO.
The newsgroup comp.ai.genetic will be created. [[... in early January,
after the holiday break. -- tale ]]

No Votes
Total: 9
===========
[email protected] (Carl Rigney)
Charles Shub 
Dan Pehoushek 
[email protected] (Ed McGuire)
Eric J. Olson 
Larsson Jesper 
[email protected] (Reinhard Maenner)
[email protected] (Mark Atwood)
Tim Pierce 

Yes Votes
Total: 366
===========
(Claude Diderich) 
(Kung-Yang Chang) 
(Mr. Gordon Edgar Kirkpatrick) 
(Mr. Richard Stanley Alan Forrest) 
** DECKER ** 


[email protected]
[email protected]
Adrian Howard 
[email protected] (George Ritchie)
[email protected]
Al Biles  
[email protected] (Andre Lehovich)
[email protected] (Alan Marr)
[email protected] (Sabah S. Albinali)
Alex Kean 
[email protected] (Bruce Alexander)
Alexandre Wallyn 
[email protected] (Lee Altenberg)
[email protected] (Aaron Malver)
[email protected] (Hans Andersen)
[email protected] (Andras Salamon)
Andreas Zell 
[email protected] (Andrew Finkenstadt)
Antti Karttunen 
[email protected] (Andre Riget)
[email protected]
[email protected]
B M Wightman 
B. Ravichandran 
[email protected] (Joris Ballet)
Bazlur Rasheed 
[email protected] (Beerud Sheth)
[email protected] (Bill Tozier)
Billy Wallace 
[email protected] (Arnold Bloemer)
[email protected] (Michael Bobak)
[email protected] (Bob Tykulsker)
Bongseog Jang 
Brian Karslen 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Patwiwat Boriboon)
Byung-ro Moon 
[email protected] (Hartwig Kuehbauch)
[email protected]
Carlos Lucasius 
[email protected] (Carl Pregozen 525/3670 3-7907)
Catherine Kriegler 
[email protected]
[email protected]
Charles Geyer 
Charles M. Esterbrook 
[email protected]
Chris Mungall 
Christopher M Holland 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Christopher Clark)
Colin Bell 
Colin Crist 
Colin Legg 
[email protected] (Craig Nirosky   )
D33099 
[email protected]
[email protected]
Darren Senn 
[email protected]
Davenport A J 
David Beasley 
David Burr 
David Chalmers 
David Corne 
David E. Goggin 
David Greene 
David Nettleton 
David Reeve Sward 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Demetrius Dracopoulos)
[email protected] (Doug Gehringer)
[email protected] (David Johnson)
[email protected] (Eric Dellinger)
[email protected] (Wolfdieter Merkl)
Dragan Cvetkovic 
[email protected] (Douglas Crosher)
[email protected] (David O. Tinker)
[email protected]  (Ed DeRouin)
Edwin Clark 
[email protected] (Edward E. Cable)
Eitan Frachtenberg 
Emile van Gerwen 
[email protected] (Sean Philip Engelson)
Erik Penner  
[email protected] (Erik Horstkotte)
estockwe%[email protected] (Ted Stockwell)
eyup ozturk 
fabrizio%[email protected]
[email protected] (Chad Faragher)
[email protected] (Frank Deutschmann)
[email protected] (Francis Heylighen)
[email protected] (Filippo Menczer)
[email protected] (Michael Lee Finch)
[email protected] (Fernando Moura Pires)
[email protected] (Marvin Vaun Frandsen)
Frits Daalmans 
[email protected]
[email protected] (George Cunningham)
[email protected] (justin gardner)
[email protected] (Guillermo Irisarri)
Gihan P Seneviratne 
[email protected] (Michael R. Miller)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Gerry Paul)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Sean Case)
Guenter Mamier 
Guillaume Le Stum 
[email protected]
havard ellefsen 
[email protected] (Stephan Heilmayr)
Heinz Knutzen 
[email protected] (Alois Heinz)
HendersonThynne M 
Hilton Goldstein 
[email protected] (Harri I Poyhonen)
[email protected] (Curt Hjorring)
Holger Uhr 
[email protected]
huho%[email protected]
[email protected] (Larry Hunter)
Inman Harvey 
[email protected]
Jack Shirazi 
James E. Ferguson CSC Sydney, Australia.  01-Dec-1992 1410 
James E. Kittock 
James K. Sanchez Goebel 
[email protected] (James Britt)
[email protected] (Jan Vorbrueggen)
jaws 
[email protected] (John Duncan)
[email protected] (Joseph E. Baker)
Jeff Graves 
Jennifer J Freeman 
Jens Wunderwa 
[email protected] (J. Eric Townsend)
[email protected] (James J. Gannon)
[email protected] (Jonathan Monsarrat)
[email protected] (James Grimm)
[email protected] (Jens Horstmann * 415-336-3537)
[email protected] (Jeff Horn)
Jim Moore AIAG DTN 296, 508-480-5433, LM02-D12 
[email protected] (Jonathan Kippenhan)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Jose Manuel Fonseca)
Joachim Weisbrod Wiss.Mitarbeiter   
Jocelyn Paine 
Joe Keane 
Joe Weintraub 
Joerg Heitkoetter 
[email protected]
[email protected]
John D Carey 
John J. Sasso Jr. 
[email protected] (John J. Ackley)
[email protected] (John Gallagher)
Jonathan Hammond 
Jordan B Pollack 
[email protected] (Jos van der Meer)
Josef Nelissen 
[email protected] (Rainer Joswig)
[email protected] (Jack Shirazi )
[email protected]
[email protected] (Juan Ramon Velasco Perez)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Juan Vicente Echague)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Keith A. Lewis)
Karl Altenburg 
Keith Mason 
Kenneth S. Cho 
[email protected] (Kim Kinnear - Sun BOS Software )
[email protected]
Klaus Kropp 
[email protected] (Kent L. Claussen)
[email protected] (Steve Knapp)
Kristinn Kristinsson 
[email protected] (Hans)
Kurt Thearling 
L L Campbell 
[email protected] (Layne L Ainsworth)
Lawrence C Smith 
Lawrence Pit 
[email protected] (Jeffrey Layton)
[email protected] (R. Todd LeBaron)
[email protected] (Olivier Lebeltel (Mazer))
[email protected] (adam)
[email protected] (Gyesung Lee)
lella%[email protected] (Gregory Lella)
Leo WaiChung So 
[email protected] (Dave Levy)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Leonardo Marti)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Richard Long)
LOPEZJ 
[email protected] (Luc Cluitmans)
[email protected]
Lynwood H. Wilson 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Frederic Mailhot)
[email protected] (Malaviya)
Manuel Galan 
[email protected] (Marc Heijligers)
[email protected] (Marcus Edward Hennecke)
[email protected]
Masaharu Munetomo 
[email protected] (Masic Nikola)
Mattox Beckman 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Erik Max Francis)
[email protected] (Michael De-la-Maza)
[email protected]
merelo%[email protected] (Juan Julian Merelo)
[email protected] (Matt Frank)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Mark Anbinder)
Michael Kuehne 
Michael Theodore 
Michael Vogt 
Miguel Galante Guille  
Mike Arras 
Mike Mehl 
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (David Muir Sharnoff)
[email protected]
N D Silver 
Neil Ireson 
Nils "Chr." Hertzberg 
[email protected] (Nils Langloh(IMEC))
Norbert Schlenker 
[email protected] (Olaf Junge)
[email protected] (Jan-Olav Eide)
[email protected] (Olivier de Vel)
Olle G{llmo  
[email protected] (Omar Baldonado)
Oscar Slotosch 
[email protected]
Patrick May 
Paul Connors 
Paul E Baclace 
[email protected] (Paul Barton-Davis)
[email protected]
PAWLOWSKY marc 
[email protected] (Peter C. McCluskey)
[email protected] (Stephen L. Pendergast)
Peter J Angeline 
Phil Neal Inc. 
pierre.bessiere  
pintax%[email protected]
[email protected] (Luc Pluym)
[email protected] (Pete Williamson)
Prabhu 
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (Peter Broekman)
Queen 
R. Srikanth 
Ralph Martin 
ralph%[email protected] (Ralph Cherubini)
[email protected] (Allan F. Randall)
Randolph J. Finder 
[email protected]
RAVEN Winter 
Ray J. Blankenship 
[email protected] (Rick Cobb)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Rene Leiva 
[email protected] (Roget Fisset)
[email protected] (Roger H. Brown)
Richard Dallaway 
Richard Nistuk 
[email protected] (Richard H. Miller)
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] (RIOJ7)
[email protected] (robert j kolker)
[email protected] (Robert Losee)
Robert Elliott Smith 
[email protected]
Roger S Bivand 
[email protected]
[email protected] (Steve Rooke)
[email protected] (Chris Rosin)
[email protected]
[email protected] (Ross Milward)
[email protected] (Robert Seymour)
[email protected] (Rich Thomson)
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Request For Discussion: Creation of comp.ai.ga or comp.ai.genetic-algorithms.
 
NAME:
	comp.ai.ga or comp.ai.genetic-algorithms

STATUS:
	Un-moderrated.

CHARTER:
    I (We) are proposing the formation of a newsgroup to discuss topics
concerning or related to genetic algorithms. Other topic areas might be
machine-based learning systems, such as classifiers, goal-seekers, 
game-players, reward/punishment and parallel implementations since these 
often employ genetic techniques.
	Hybrid systems and combinations of other techniques (neural networks,
N(logN) systems) could be discussed, as well as domain-specific
(heuristic) techniques versus genetic techniques.
    Announcements about international/national/local conferences and/or
college courses might be posted. Proceedings, papers, books, articles
can be announced.
 
RATIONAL:
    There is no appropriate place for the discussion of topics related
to genetic techniques in problem solving. Some discussion has occurred
in comp.ai and comp.ai.neural-nets, possibly others. There is a mailing
list [[email protected]] associated with this topic.
 - Send submissions to [email protected]
 - Send administrative requests to [email protected]

 It is proposed that this list be posted to comp.ai.ga. I believe the formation 
of this group will help increase awareness of genetic techniques, and spark
lively discussion among practitioners in the field (such as myself.)
 
OPTIONS/OPINONS:
    The name should be either comp.ai.ga or comp.ai.genetic-algorithms.
The latter might be preferred for readability, but the diminutive "GA"
is already in wide use. Besides its easier to type.
    Comp.ai.ga belongs in comp.ai. Adaptive systems (of which neural
networks are one type) are an appropriate topic of interest to AI researchers.
Machine learning is directly related to AI.
    Comp.ai.ga should be unmoderated. We need to promote free and open
discussion of genetic techniques and allow for ample crossover of information
(local schemata?) from other fields of study. (This is the heart of genetic
techniques: No information is useless.) No other group in comp.ai is moderated.
(That I know of, anyway)
 
GA's are already over 30 years old. (Holland, J.H. (1959) A universal computer
capable of executing an arbitrary number of subprograms simultaneously.
1959 Proceedings of the Eastern Joint Computer Conference, 108-112.)
It is time they moved from the theory labs into the mainstream of
computer practice.

Ed Howland
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