Chronology - 1960s

1969

In 1969 Applied Analysis/Computer Science became the largest department within the Faculty of Mathematics.

UW hosted the Tenth Annual Symposium on Switching under the direction of Dr. John Brzozowski. This conference represented the first time that the event was held outside the United States. Many of the leaders in the field of theoretical computer science came to Waterloo for the first time. (Ponzo 56).

In 1969, the Computer Systems Group (CSG) was set up to facilitate the writing, maintenance, documentation, and distribution of software. CSG was conceived as a not-for-profit organization that would license UW software products to other universities and installations. CSG was founded largely on the strength of software products like the WATFOR and WATFIV compilers. According to Wes Graham's records, the CSG had been operating on an informal basis for three years prior to March 25, 1969.

UW Special Collections. GA 133-916. Wes Graham Fonds. Series 4.1: UW Files to 1973. Memorandum March 26, 1969.

UW Special Collections. GA 133-916. Wes Graham Fonds. Series 4.1: UW Files to 1973. A Proposal for a Computer Systems Group, 1, 4-5.

UW Special Collections. GA 133-917. Wes Graham Fonds. Series 4.1: UW Files to 1973. Constitution of the Computer Systems Group - University of Waterloo, 1-3.

GA 133, Series 4.1: UW Files to 1973, File 917, Memorandum: To D.A. Sprott From D.D. Cowan, March 25, 1969.


<< Previous (1968) || Next (1970) >>