On 2/7/2014 7:51 PM, Michelle Forelle wrote:
Hi all,
I'm working on a project which requires me to look into the history of the concept of "accounts," as in bank accounts or social media accounts.
"Accounts" in computing began in the days of batch processing and timesharing. Here are some related links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/history/timesharing/timesharing.html http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Time-sharing.html http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=880740 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q07PhW5sCEk http://www.bobbemer.com/TIMESHAR.HTM Here's a bit more on banking too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_banking http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/banking/swiss-bank-account2.... http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0801059.html Good luck, Fred -- Fred Fuchs - Founder, CEO, & Producer FireSabre Consulting LLC Content Services for Virtual Worlds Creation, Events, Training, & Simulations www.linkedin.com/in/fredfuchs https://twitter.com/Fred_Fuchs --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com