The Rand Corporation, the think tank, is occasionally mentioned in the news. Each year they hold a symposium to discuss computer matters. I was honored to be invited to the 10th annual computer symposium along with several other recognized computer authorities from universities across the country. Among them was my cousin, David Evans, from the University of Utah, who formed the very successful software company, Evans and Sutherland. The symposium was taped and the proceedings published. Our subject was the future of computing. Ten years later, a well-known computer magazine reviewed the proceedings to compare what actually happened with what we predicted would happen. They were impressed with how accurately we had seen the future. The Rand Corporation gave me round-the-clock access to their building to use software on their computer that was not otherwise available to me.
About Me
- George Richards Cannon
- My early postings were intended to be in sequence, starting with “Why This Blog” posted on December 3, 2011. After reading this profile, you might want to start your reading with those early entries. I am a 93 year old husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa. I've seen a lot of changes in the world. When I was young, vegetables were still delivered by horse and wagon. As a radio operator during World War II, I communicated via morse code. Now I use my voice-activated cell phone to stay in touch. My career as a university professor of computer science spanned the time when a single computer took up several rooms of in a computer center and was less powerful than today's $2 calculators to the present time where computers are an ever-present part of our daily life. I am now legally blind, but even there technology has come to the rescue. My computer monitor is a big flat screen T.V. with large print magnification. I type by touch with very limited ability to see and edit what I write, so either someone else will have to edit my writing or you will have to endure all the typos. I look forward to sharing my thoughts, perspectives, and memories on life.
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