I'd never read the linked Alan Kay paper about the development of Smalltalk [1]. It's fascinating!
I've been trying for awhile to find readings or videos (or anything, really) about those early days at ARPA and then PARC. Especially the detailed discussion of the smalltalk development. The names and stories are also pretty neat to read, and have already inspired a few ideas personally.
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I'd never read the linked Alan Kay paper about the development of Smalltalk [1]. It's fascinating!
I've been trying for awhile to find readings or videos (or anything, really) about those early days at ARPA and then PARC. Especially the detailed discussion of the smalltalk development. The names and stories are also pretty neat to read, and have already inspired a few ideas personally.
[1] http://www.smalltalk.org/smalltalk/TheEarlyHistoryOfSmalltal...
I agree - it's an amazing narrative of an interesting time. I wonder if contacting Xerox directly would lead to some more historical archives?