Randy, Although there are people interested in collecting historic software (especially source code), I don’t know of a central place to discuss it. I’ve collected the original IBM 704 Fortran/Fortran II compiler, the original IBM 709x Lisp II interpreter, and various other things (see http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects). As you build up your collection of CAD-related source code, I would encourage you to offer copies to the Computer History Museum (http://www.computerhistory.org/artifactdonation/) for long-term preservation.
Paul McJones http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/ On May 21, 2018, Randy Dawson <[email protected]> wrote: > For a while I have collected bits of legacy CAD, most recently Martin > Hepperle sent me what I believe is the last version of Hank Christianson's > MOVIE.BYU, a FORTRAN based 3D modeling and animation system. > I also have experimented with the original Berkley SPICE, also written in > FORTRAN. > ... > My question is, did any of the source code for these systems, Applicon, > Auto-Trol, Calma, ComputerVision, thousands of lines of primarily FORTRAN > ever make it out, where we could read and study this original body of > mathematical geometry done on computers? > > I know we are primarily a hardware group here, but where is the interest in > the software discussed? > > Randy
