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See also:
- Viewpoints Research Institute
- Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving general education and understanding of complex systems, more so by using new inventions in interactive constructive computing, directed by some of the most experienced researchers in computer science. California, USA.
- Alan Kay - Biography, photographs, and references for one of the foreground characters of the personal computer revolution.
- Alan Kay - Growing article, with links to related topics. Wikipedia.
- ArtMuseum.net: Alan Kay | Interface 1972 - Biography about Kay's views on interfaces, a few references, old PARC picture.
- The Best Way to Predict the Future Is to Invent It: It Is Not Just Smalltalk - Brief interview, covers history, art, education; System Design Frontier, Frontier Channels.
- Board-of-Directors: Alan Kay - Brief biography, photograph. Diamond Management & Technology Consultants.
- Building Your Own Dynamic Language is Fun and Easy - Abstract, slide show, references, from First Steps on the Road to Reinventing Computing, by Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute. Stanford EE Computer Systems Colloquium, 2007 Feb 14.
- Education in the Digital Age - Alan Kay talk, in streaming video.
- Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Alan Kay - Brief biography, old picture.
- From Dynabook to Squeak: A Study in Survivals - Part of a historical research project, tracing the evolution of Alan Kay's Dynabook vision over 3+ decades; many links.
- Making COLAs with Pepsi and Coke - Describes new way to build programming languages, systems, environments, applications. By Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute. [PDF]
- The Most Important Idea in Computer Science - Many quotes, Lisp emphasis. Bill Clementson's Weblog.
- mprove: Alan Kay Bibliography - A list of references to articles by Alan Kay. Excerpts of his master's and Ph.D. thesis.
- MUF Mastery: Alan Kay - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
- Predicting The Future - By Alan C. Kay; essay on how things get invented, and how to do better. [Stanford Engineering]
- Report on OOPSLA97 - Summaries of Alan Kay keynote talk, Squeak Birds of a Feather (BOF) meeting, Squeak paper talk. By Mark Guzdial.
- Smalltalk.org: Alan Kay - Brief information on Xerox PARC, Kay quotes, Steve Jobs impression, a few links.
- Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay - Brief biography, old picture, some links, contact information.
- Steps Toward the Reinvention of Programming - A compact and practical model of personal computing as a self-exploratorium. Proposal to US National Science Foundation, NSF, granted 31 August 2006. [PDF]
- Watch What I Do - A Forward by Kay, from a book on programming by demonstration.
- Alan Kay: The PC Must be Revamped, Now - PCs should help people learn, not merely perform tasks, the prize-winning computer scientist says. CIO Insight. (February 14, 2007)
- Steps Toward the Reinvention of Programming - Brief citation, many forum comments. Lambda the Ultimate. (February 2, 2007)
- Teaching with Technology: The Secrets of Their Success - Five lessons on using technology to engage students, recharge teachers, and in some cases, change the world. [THE Journal] (June, 2006)
- Alan Kay: Is Computer Science an Oxymoron? - Summary of Kay talk, photograph series. Windley's Technometria. (February 23, 2006)
- Alan Kay: The 100 Dollar Laptop and Powerful Ideas - Summary of Kay talk, photograph series. Windley's Technometria. (February 23, 2006)
- HP Converting Storied Garage into Recycling Center - Story about HP firing many researchers, focused on Kay, with many reader comments. Good Morning Silicon Valley. (July 21, 2005)
- A Conversation with Alan Kay: Big Talk with the Creator of Smalltalk, and Much More - Historical perspective on personal computing, programming languages, from one of the industry’s preeminent pioneers. [ACM Queue] (December, 2004)
- Alan Kay on Computing - Brief critique of current state of computing. Fortune. (July 15, 2004)
- Smalltalk with Object-Oriented Programming Pioneer Kay - Interview, on influences, history, rationale; laptops; advice. [SearchWebServices.com] (May 5, 2004)
- Lisa Rein's Tour of Alan Kay's Etech 2003 Presentation - Covers history, Smalltalk, Squeak, Etoys, late binding, Croquet; Sketchpad, PDP1 Spacewar, Lisp; Ivan Sutherland, Doug Englebart, John McCarthy; in text, photos, audio, video in different resolutions. Open Content, public domain. (May 9, 2003)
- Daddy, Are We There Yet? A Discussion with Alan Kay - Smalltalk inventor speaks about computing today, and where it's going. [O'Reilly OpenP2P.com] (April 3, 2003)
- Educom'98: Alan Kay: The Computer 'Revolution' Hasn't Happened Yet - RealVideo webcast from conference by EDUCAUSE nonprofit association with goal to advance higher education by promoting intelligent use of information technology. (October 15, 1998)
- Kay + Hillis - Together, two legendary minds: Alan Kay, Danny Hillis. The result: a fast-forward, neuron-boggling, early-warning scan of the future. [Wired] (January, 1994)
- Tools For Thought: The Birth of the Fantasy Amplifier - By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk, Atari. Newer (c)2000 edition of the book is out, with follow-up interviews. (June, 1985)
- SPACEWAR: Fanatic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums - Famous Rolling Stone article by Stewart Brand, part of which discusses PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk. (December 7, 1972)
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