Hi all, I'm principal investigator on a research project that encompasses the history of the Xerox Alto workstation. I'm trying to find people who actually USED an Alto in the course of business/academics, i.e. writing documents, sending emails and the like. This is part of a set of interviews intended to add the voices of non-inventor stakeholders to the historical narrative.
Interviews to date have primarily been over Skype and last between a half-hour and an hour, depending on how much the individual chooses to share. One may participate anonymously should you so choose. This study is approved by the University of Washington Human Subjects Review Board (IRB #42619) and an Informed Consent form will be provided upon request or if you choose to participate. Got stories to tell? I'd love to hear 'em. Please respond to me privately at isk...@uw.edu. Thanks -- Ian PS: I asked Jay for permission to post this. -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical Narrative Through a Design Lens Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org> University of Washington There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
