Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
The Main Line Macintosh User Group published one article in MLMUG Journal on Time Machine. Not sure if I should call this science fiction or computer science. In theory, they published some others as well, but I haven’t found them Continue reading MLMUG Journal
Several articles were published in the Columbia Apple Slice newsletter, AppleTree These were exclusively on Apple Macintosh subjects, as the user group was explicitly an Apple Macintosh user group. However, because of the publication name, I started getting orchard and Continue reading AppleTree articles
Article and presentation by Lt. (j.g.) Kathleen Charters at the Commissioned Officer’s Association Conference. This was held a long time ago, so long ago that, while microcomputers and printers did exist, the printers, in particular, were better than handwriting, but Continue reading Public Health Service conference, 1980
One presentation made at the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) in 2003. Held in Baltimore and sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Nursing, this scholarly conference brings together nursing informaticians and allied scientists from around the world. Continue reading SINI 2003 presentation
Random short book reviews. These are mostly science fiction and fantasy, with some history, computer science and other topics thrown in as seems appropriate. https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-book-reviews These are not in any particular order other than chronological.
Much like the photography mini-reviews, these are short (mini) reviews on computer and hardware topics, including some mobile technology items. They are in no particular order, except chronological: https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-computer-reviews The first computer I ever used was an IBM 360/67, a Continue reading Mini computer hardware and software reviews
Thanks to the movie The Imitation Game, Alan Turing (June 23, 1912-June 7, 1954) is probably better known today than at any time in history. A mathematician trained at King’s College, Cambridge, England, he was fascinated with the concept of formal Continue reading Alan Turing’s Birthday
Located at the edge of Fort Meade, Maryland, in an old, nondescript motel, is the National Cryptologic Museum. Admission is free, and with that admission you can explore how the worlds of communications, mathematics, and security intersect in cryptology. Photos Continue reading Codes, cyphers, and the National Cryptologic Museum