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] |
ACM1: Alan Kay: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet
Abstract of talk, brief biography, good sized picture. |
Alan Kay
Biography, photographs, and references for one of the foreground characters of the personal computer revolution. |
Alan Kay
Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] |
Alan Kay
The nearest thing to a personal page, at Squeakland site, biography with tiny photos of some early work. |
ArtMuseum.net: Alan Kay | Interface 1972
Biography about Kay's views on interfaces, a few references, old PARC picture. |
Education in the Digital Age
Alan Kay talk, in streaming video. |
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. |
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. |
HP Feature Story: Alan Kay Biography
From former employer, Hewlett-Packard Development Co. |
Kay + Hillis
Together, two legendary minds: Alan Kay, Danny Hillis. The result: a fast-forward, neuron-boggling, early-warning scan of the future. [Wired] |
mprove: Alan Kay Bibliography
An extensive 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] |
Smalltalk with Object-Oriented Programming Pioneer Kay
Interview, on influences, history, rationale; laptops; advice. [SearchWebServices.com] |
Smalltalk.org: Alan Kay
Brief information on Xerox PARC, Kay quotes, Steve Jobs impression, a few links. |
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. |
Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay
Brief biography, old picture, some links, contact information. |
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. |
Watch What I Do
A Forward by Kay, from a book on programming by demonstration. |
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