Precursors of the IT Nation : Computer use and control in swedish society, 1955–1985

• This paper is a presentation of a research project that aims at writing the history of computing in Sweden in the mainframe age from a user perspective. Rather than beginning with the history of hardware, this project takes as its point of departure the way in which actors in different sectors of society used computer technology in order to achieve a higher degree of control over crucial processes, whether through electronic data processing systems, process control or technical/scientific computation.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Teknikhistoria (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- History of Technology (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Historia (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- History (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Control

Historiography

History of computing

IT-history

Sweden

Users

Computer control systems

Computer hardware

Data handling

History

Computer technology

Degree of control

Electronic data processing

Point of departures

Process control

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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