Who came to the first computer conference?
In August 1951, a group of scientists gathered at the University of Sydney to attend the first Australian conference on automatic computing machines.
The beginning of a new science in Australia
In 1951 there was a major conference held at the University of Sydney which marked the beginning of a new science in Australia, Computer Science.
CSIRAC: How to name your computer
On June 14, 1956 the computer CSIRAC was officially recommissioned at the new Computation Laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
The media takes a ride on the digital superhighway
The recent publication of A Vision Splendid – The History of Australian Computing is a timely reminder of the seventy years or so Australia has been involved in the digital revolution.
A letter to my younger self, Ann Moffatt
This is an extract from Ann Moffatt’s book, The IT Girl, which is to be published in November 2020.
A letter to my younger self, Helen Vorrath
So you’ve decided to become an IT professional when you grow up? Good choice! You’ve already discovered the satisfaction of getting a program to work – that will continue to excite you for the rest of your life. You’ll also find that debugging the things that don’t work is equally rewarding.