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We invented a whole new class of computer programming languages known as list processing languages. The basic idea is that whenever a piece of information is stored in memory, additional information should be stored with it telling where to find the next associated piece of information.
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― Models of My Life
― Models of My Life
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Diffie was one of a legion of bright young men who, were it not for the Vietnam War, would probably not have considered the idea of military-funded basic research. But it seemed like a reasonable compromise when facing the equally dismal alternatives of being shipped to Indochina, fleeing to Canada, or going to jail.
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― What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry
― What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry
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