Authors for Encyclopedia

The "Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History" will appear
in January 2001 in the US.   Containing circa 600 keywords, this work
deals with many concepts from the world of computing, introducing them
at a tutorial level and making reference to their history. More than 420
keywords have already been written and we are looking for authors for
the rest of the keywords. The list of entries still free is attached at the
end of this e-mail.

We are looking for *good writers* capable of explaining in simple terms
the concepts we have selected. The entries will be indexed and although
there are 600 main entries, the final number of important concepts will
be much higher. Since we don't want to have many editorial changes,
we are looking mainly for native speakers of English or non-native
speakers with excellent knowledge of English.

More information about the Encyclopedia, the total list of keywords, some
example entries, and the authors already involved can be found in

www.inf.fu-berlin.de/~encyclop

Interested individuals are invited to send us an e-mail. Please attach
a short bio (less than half a page) and a writing probe (related to
computers).
There is a writing  fee for entries written for the encyclopedia


Prof. Dr. Raul Rojas
Freie Universitaet Berlin
FB Mathematik und Informatik
Takustr. 9
14195 Berlin

Send inquiries by e-mail to

Jenna Brinning ([log in to unmask])
Freie Universitaet Berlin
FB Mathematik und Informatik
Takustr. 9
14195 Berlin


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A = 2000 words
B = 1500
C = 800
D = 400

Searching and Sorting-B
Compiler and Interpreter -B
Computational Complexity-B
Computer Science -B
Multitasking-B
Operating System (OS)-B
Timesharing-B
Workstation-B
Architecture, Computer-C
Bandwidth-C
CAD-C
CAM-C
Clean Room  -C
Computer Chess-C
Computer Supported Collaborative Work-C
Error Correcting Codes-C
Integrated Circuit-C
Intranet-C
Multithreading -C
Natural Language Processing-C
Network computer -C
Open Architecture-C
Packet Switching-C
Public Key Cryptography-C
Threads  -C
Backbone -D
Environment-D
Firewall-D
Integrated Systems-D
Protocols-D
Reverse Engineering-D
Cisco Systems-C
Nasdaq-C
Bolt, Beranek and Newman-D
Computer Science Corporation-D
Motorola-D
NEC-D
NeXT-D
Olivetti-D
Prodigy-D
Qualcomm-D
RAND Corp-D
Sony-D
Texas Instruments-D
Toshiba-D
UUnet-D
Xerox-D
CORBA-B
Floppy Disk-B
Hard Disk-B
Linux-B
Personal Robotics-B
Router-B
Search Engine-B
Speech Recognition System-B
VLSI  (Very Large Scale Integration)-B
Windows and NT-B
Acrobat-C
Active X-C
AppleTalk -C
Biochip-C
BIOS-C
dBase III  -C
Editor-C
LCD TFT Display-C
Magnetic Drum  -C
MOS/CMOS   -C
Optical Computing-C
Pentium-C
Register  -C
Twisted Pair-C
Veronica and Archie -C
Chip Packaging-D
DB2-D
EPROM   -D
FDDI-D
MVS-D
OS/2   -D
Speech Synthesiser-D
WAIS-D
Computer, Analog-A
IBM Midrange-B
Mainframes-B
VAX-D
Electronic Mail-B
Local Area Networks-B
MBONE-B
Networks, Optical-B
Optical Fibers-B
Topology-B
Bulletin Board Systems-C
Data Encryption Standard (DES)-C
File Server-C
Internet Service Providers-C
Internet2-C
OSI Model-C
Portals-C
SABRE/SAGE-C
Telecommuting-C
Token Ring-C
Bridge-D
Metropolitan Area Network-D
NSFnet-D
Streaming Audio/Video-D
vBNS-D
Web Caching-D
Bell Labs-C
InterNIC-C
MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab-C
CCITT-D
Center for Democracy and Technology-D
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility -D
Council of Registrars-D
IBM Thomas Watson Research Center-D
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-D
International Federation of Information Processing Societies -D
International Standards Association-D
InterNetwork Working Group-D
National Telecommunications & Information Administration-D
Project MAC   -D
US Navy Research and Development Center-D
World Intellectual Property Organization-D
von Neumann, John-A
Newell, Allen and Herbert Simon -B
Noyce, Robert-B
Torvalds, Linus-B
Backus, John -C
Baran, Paul-C
Codd, Edgar F. -C
Feigenbaum, Edward -C
Hillis, Danny-C
Kahan, William (Velvel) -C
Smith, James E. -C
Allen, Paul-D
Cook, Stephen A. -D
Iverson, Kenneth E. -D
Roberts, Larry-D
Goldberg, Adele-D
E-Commerce-B
Software, Cost of-B
Software Piracy-B
AT&T breakup-C
Bundling and Unbundling-C
Next Generation Internet Initiative-C
Telecommunications Act, 1996-C
Mechatronics-C




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