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Reviewer: leejiyeon00 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 2, 2015

Subject: Video usage Would it be permissible for us to download the videos, edit them (split them into smaller snippets), and upload it to non-commercial public education website? - December 2, 2015Video usage

Reviewer: streamingriachuelo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 9, 2013

Subject: Muchas Gracias. Habiamos visto algo de esta clase del Dr. Alan Kay cuando vino Manovich a Buenos Aires hace un par de años. La posibilidad de tener disponible en calidad DVD esta información es muy útil para los docentes de Diseño, Multimedia y Video de las Universidades Nacionales Argentinas :) streamingriachuelo -- April 9, 2013Muchas Gracias.

Reviewer: Mark Wong-VanHaren - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 26, 2011

Subject: Please correct spelling. His surname is kAy, with an 'a'.



Thanks. - March 26, 2011Please correct spelling.

Reviewer: Casandro2 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 9, 2009

Subject: Amazing, simply amazing I believe this should be required watching for anybody who claims to design or build a computer system, no matter if hardware or software. It's a shame that todays systems only focus on minor details, but leave out the whole concept of usability. - August 9, 2009Amazing, simply amazing

Reviewer: Arvid Rudling - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 26, 2006

Subject: Back to the future While most videos of this kind best serve as a humorous flashback: "look how big and primitive computers were back then", don't let the monochrome graphics fool you in this one!



Alan lines up a number of systems including Englebart's Sketchpad, the FlexMachine, the RAND tablet and Smalltalk, all of which were way ahead of their time and demonstrate some concepts not carried through even today. This is an entertaining (for the UI nut) and strong case for software & imagination being the bottleneck of current computing, and of Mr. Kay's mastery of user interfaces. Highly recommended! - August 26, 2006Back to the future

Reviewer: Lexikon Svs - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 17, 2005

Subject: A Great Teaching Aid: This is an exceptional piece of computer history. I often use this video when teaching computer history or introduction to computing to my students of all ages. This video by Alan Kay includes a much earlier video of Doug Engelbart (1968)and his pioneering work in computing. Anyone teaching computer history or related subjects should view this, and may want to incorporate it into their courses. Alan Kay, and Doug Engelbart, are two of the heavyweights in computer development. This is an amazing video! - May 17, 2005A Great Teaching Aid: