SOFTWARE HISTORY

The Software Industry Special Interest Group (SI SIG) is a part of the Computer History Museum and is dedicated to preserving the history of the software Industry. This effort began in 1997 as a web site created by Luanne Johnson and Burton Grad, two software industry veterans who were concerned that the history of this vital industry would be lost unless an effort was made to preserve the records of early software companies and the personal recollections of the people who were involved in the initial development of the industry. The web site was created to provide a source of information about people who made important contributions to software history and to solicit input from anyone who might know of the existence of records documenting the industry's formative years... The Software History Center was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation under the laws of California in February, 2000, with the support of seed money from a number of software industry pioneers. Our..