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From: mjk@ttrdc.UUCP (Mike Kelly)
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Subject: Article on Computer Technology and Star Wars
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 11:46:52 EDT
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The June Atlantic has an article on the computer technology required for
Star Wars.  It was written by Jonathan Jacky who is described as "a
research assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at
the University of Washington School of Medicine.  He is the author of
numerous scholarly articles on computer science."

The article is generally good.  It takes a very critical look at the
DoDs attitude towards the software required to make Star Wars work.  He
also points out how the Strategic Computing Program is linked with the
Star Wars work.  The article notes that "an unprecedented flow
of DoD dollars is intended, in the Pentagon's words, to 'push' and 'pull'
the nation's computer scientists into working on 'carefully selected 
military applications.'"

Mike Kelly