Located at the University of Western Australia, Nedlands,
WA.
Extracts from the 2001 MSc
Thesis by Keith Falloon (keith[at]cs.uwa.edu.au)
entitled "CyberHistory", which covers
several topics including the role of women in computing (not reproduced here),
and the early history of computing at UWA and at WARCC.
Extracts relating to UWA and WARCC reproduced by kind
permission of the author (10-Jun-02) [since removed].
Some history files (including how to access Falloon's thesis) can be seen at http://www.alex-reid.com/Personal/warcc/WARCC-History.html.
There is much more about the history of computing at UWA, as well as of WARCC, at http://www.alex-reid.com/History/History-of-Computing-at-UWA.htm
We are
attempting to build up as complete a list of contact details for people who
spent 2 or more years at WARCC (not Winthrop Technology, to which WARCC changed
in 1991).
If you can add to the list, please let us have their contact details
(preferably their email addresses), and/or contact them yourself to invite them
to get in touch with one of us (also by email, if possible).
This incomplete list of
former employees of WARCC (with about 2+ years' service) can be seen at http://www.alex-reid.com/Personal/warcc/WARCC-addresses.html
There have
been 2 Reunions so far, the first really being a "precursor" to the
second. These were held at University House, as follows:
1) 4:30pm till 6:30pm, on Friday, 16-Mar-01;
2) 5:00pm till 7:00pm, on Friday, 24-May-02.
Some 37 ex-WARCCers (and a few partners) attended the first Reunion
(16-Mar-01). See their photos at http://www.alex-reid.com/Personal/warcc/pictures.html
as well as one of an Animal of the Year Award (do you remember them? Do you
remember the winners? Do you remember their citations? - please pass on any
remembrances to the Organisers - see below).
Photos from Reunion of
24-May-02 are available on request....
There is a
closed mailing list at http://maillists.uwa.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/warcc
(with 120 entries so far - everyone with a known email address - as in the list
above - has already been subscribed).
This will be used to advise details of any Reunions or other matters of general
interest (it will not become another source of junk mail, I trust!). Currently,
it is moderated by Alex Reid, so only he can approve postings and
subscriptions.
Terry Woodings was planning to create some form of memento, which
refers to some of the major achievements of WARCC. Please contact him (see
below) to contribute to it.
Contact:
Alex Reid
c/- Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley
Western Australia
6009
Phone: +61 8 9345 0440
Email: alex.reid[at]uwa.edu.au
OR: Terry Woodings:
terry[at]ee.uwa.edu.au
OR: Bruce Kirkby: bkirkby[at]admin.uwa.edu.au
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