“musical patterns
experimental/initial exercises, or mathematical and throughout musical history; and randomization of
scientific visualization, rather than as works of musical variations via throwing of dice, as prac
art per se. (This latter statement is equally true ticed by”
“ics and art. Since the turn of the century, such
sculpture, film, dance, music, textile design, weav techniques and philosophy have been practiced and
ing, poetry, and architecture. even more verbally expressed by electronic and con
crete musicians. Further, the concept of p”
“The in
ithms sightful computer artist, however, seeks to unite
Pseudo-randomizations of patterns with artist- personal philosophy and expression with the highest
imposed parameters level of computer usage.in a statement of artistic
Overlays of images and sounds in dimensiona”
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Computers in Science Fiction — II
Marcia Ascher
Professor of Mathematics
Ithaca College
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
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"In science fiction writing, non-specialists attempt to involve other non-specialists in
the human questions arising from computer use."
In "The Comp”
“systems analysis
approach which, of course, must take into account the
5 broad psychosocial and socioeconomic forces that in-
- fluence the psychodynamics matrices in individuals.
I am interested in the particular securities that are
25 precipitated in the ego structure of i”
“afford fur
ther exploration of ideas and techniques that have
been practiced by experimental artists for years.
This article is reprinted by permission from the Proceedings of the The philosophy and practice of twentieth century
Invitational International Exhibit of Computer”
“reflect preplanned or participant, add a unique and personal
personal expression of design. (One might compare opportunity to spontaneously participate within the
design state variations to the many kinds of chisels formation of the work of art, or to maximize the ca
the scul”
“with source not obtainable by manual methods. (The writer
growing scalar values and many others have often found these new departures
Bedundant serial imagery in closed form from the design source to be as or more aesthetic
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COMMON SENSE, ELEMENTARY AND ADVANCED
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“Computer Revolution. Prentice-Hall, 1970. dering of a sound world trade policy in the United
36. Simon, Herbert A., and Allen Newell. "Informa- States the logical and popular response to a broad
tion-Processing in Computers and Man". and informed public petition.
American Scie”
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The ‘computer artist is manipulating patterns, be Prior to design state variation, the artistic
cause this is an inherent potential of the computer idea is stated in coherent, sequential steps. It may
medium. The manual artist (or scholar), by con be flow-charted b”
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Computer Art: The Search Beyond Manipulation
Grace C. Hertlein
California State University—Chico
Chico, Calif. 95926
“Computer arts are still in the highly experimental stage of emergence."
In present computer art, the naive onlooker could Pattern Manipulation
”
“firmly believe this.
1963.
31. _______ . "Fictional Computers and Their If I have reminded you of both the pluses and
Themes". Computers and Automation. Vol. 11, minuses that world trade produces, ask yourself how
No. 12. December 1962. much of this your family knows and unde”
“Structural modules in sculpture and archi
tecture
The manual artist is generally not concerned with Derivations of design from art or musical
perceptual change or alteration of the original im history, including the archaic, the classi
age. On the other hand, since the com”
“what are now traditional
prototype, PHOTAC, a similar process developed by instruments, instead of for the human voice alone,"
the New York Telephone Company under sponsorship of Professor Vercoe said. "Electronic music merely ex
the nationwide Bell System. The first director”
“cybernetic art is "pure idea," ad infinitum. Ironi
Taken together, the information published May
cally, even the newest of the arts appears destined
1970 to May 1973 in Computers and Automation to hardening within specific schools of thought,
effectively destroys a large seg”
“should express the
ter it by additions and/or changes of pattern, re personal philosophy of the originator, whether it is
sulting in a series of new works. The term denotes mathematical formulae, natural derivations from the
known variations of pattern that are possible, whic”
“our anxiety grow more dis
learning is by machine, only uneducated children dainful of ourselves and ambivalent towards comput
still know how to pose questions. A super-computer ers if computer usage is predicated on a mechanistic
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have to be done rationally. I also believe that it pollution caused by internal combustion engines by
will have to be done by humanists, and that before using electric autos, for example. If so, we may
they can do it, we have somehow to lower, or at least replace p”
“and encourages him to try again.
The music instructions which the composer inserts
into the system are a special electronic music nota
Answers to English and social studies workbook
tion — a "computer language." The English words it questions have been entered in the compute”
“keyboard. of children in grades 2 through 6, the project was
introduced by director of curriculum Dr. Wallace
The new system, which was expected to be operable Manning with federal Title'1 aid during the dis
this fall, should be an easier method of modifying trict's 1973 summ”
“who have been working toward consciousness for the trol. 1 noted that most of the stories focused on
super-computer have been successful because the re extensions of specific current uses and emphasized
jection of the data was a display of its first human man's responsibilitie”
“Cybernia:
dertaken of the feasibility of the G.T. project and Sladek, The Reproductive System). Most of these
for alternative plans of carrying it out. With re systems are destroyed by man's more flexible intel
gard to the possibility of computer analysis of what ligence. Ho”
“INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF Interpretation Strategy
COMMON SENSE, WISDOM, AND GENERAL SCIENCE Distraction Understanding
Gullibility Teachable Moment
Failure to Observe Indeterminacy
COMPUTERS are important —
Failure to Inspect System
But the computer field is over 25 years o”
“social-business
relationship with her/z With respect to the other members
of the study group, (M-7 claims that the situation, to date,
has not been conducive to ferreting out the identities of-
these individuals, but that she hopes that as the group
continues to meet, some r”
“extinction.
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“Richard Accordingly, Computers and Automation publishes
Nixon's career — his ascendancy to the pinnacle of from time to time articles and other information
American power has required twenty-five years of related to socially useful input and output of data
care and feeding by ”
“trying to make
the computer more like man, he progressively adds to Some considered the model too 'technocratic’
its ability to deal with data, the ability to play observing that it did not include critical so
chess, language, concepts of love, the ability to cial factors, su”
“teaching of musical composition
The Bell System is using computer technology to for conventional instruments.
modernize production of the White Pages telephone
books. A system designed to improve customer serv "This is definitely not a scientific project. I'm
ice, control co”
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ment is Dr. A. L. Samuels' famous checker-playing pro free, and there was unlimited freedom in putting the words
gram, which can learn from experience, and which plays together, with”
“the election, and Counterfeit World
being is also an information processor, it (Galouye) describes an entire synthetic'society (an
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their organization independently of the details”
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10. A publication circulated during the conference was the
November, 1973 issue of Computers and Automation which is to
be renamed, starting January 1, 1974, Computers and People.-
The publication of articles such as "Nixon and the Mafia" which
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The Understanding of Natural Language by Computers
Proposition: Computers are making long strides towards mistake occurred, it would inquire of the human program
understanding natural language as used by human mer what he meant, suggesting the correctly”
“individuals City of a Thousand Suns).
and on society? Two side effects are discussed by 12. Dick, Philip K. "Autofac". Galaxy Publishing
Weizenbaum. Corp., 1955, as reprinted in (14).
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First of course, there is the psychological li”
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“(quotes pp. 101, 645, 649).
the systems come into use, most of the origi 6. Burdick, Eugene. The 480. Dell Publishing Co.,
nal programmers have left or turned their at 1964.
tention to other pursuits. It is precisely 7. Caidin, Martin. The God Machine. E.P. Dutton
when giga”
“which are transformed
through a digital-to-analog sound converter and Corporation, Huntsman developed programs for arith
metic and language drill to serve between 40 and 50
loudspeaker into sound. This immediate feedback
pupils on each of two teletypewriter terminals situ
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“have one faulty line each. These two half
pairs then form one good pair which we can use.
6. WIISTED explained that it cost about 3000 pesos to get a
regular telephone. This entails the purchase of a telephone company
bond, which later can be sold.
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“conceptions I wish to deal with underground, but even if we slowed it way down, there
here are: is no evidence that we have either knowledge or wis
dom enough to control its application, unless we
That it is within the power of scientists and change some of our habits.
engin”
“beings to risk their lives on.
. Andrew Sciambra, Garrison's assistant district.
■ Accordingly, Computers and Automation publishes
Attorney who interviewed Russo, delivered a memo to from time to time articles and other information
- Garrison, detailing Walter Sheridan's eff”
“authors, and summaries. 47 New Installations
27 The Watergate Crimes [NT R] 23 Statement of Ownership
Inventory of 12 articles published in Computers and
Automation August 1972 to September 1973 on the Key
burglarizing of the Democratic National Committee offices
[A] — Artic”
“the material
ers are one of the few places where non-specialists universe, the animal kingdom, and our, subconscious,
attempt to involve other non-specialists in the we are faced with transcending the 4th discontinuity
human questions arising from computer use. — of harmonizin”