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3 unusual facts about Augmentation Research Center


Augmentation Research Center

The complex story of the rise and fall of ARC has been documented in a book by sociologist Thierry Bardini.

The technology was sold to Tymshare in 1977, with 20 members of the former SRI group becoming Tymshare employees.

Engelbart recruited workers and ran the organization until the late 1970s when the project was commercialized and sold to Tymshare, which was eventually purchased by McDonnell Douglas.


Michael Kudlick

Michael Douglas Kudlick (December 8, 1934 - February 16, 2008) was a computer scientist and professor of computer science, most known for developing the file transfer and mail protocols for ARPANET while working for the Augmentation Research Center at SRI International, and later as a noted professor and academic administrator at the University of San Francisco.


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