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"Gestalt Programming" - Fixing up Whirlwind... (1955)

...so we can manipulate its operation while it's running, turning on and off programs...[to] use the computer as a research tool on an idea or concept level. "Aimed at easy [push-button and display, man/machine] conversation."
References:
Ross's PWS paper, re WJCC paper "Gestalt Programming: A New Concept in Automatic Programming" in 1956 Conf. Proceedings, pp. 5-10 (Ross's first paper.) Also MIT Servo Lab #7138-TM-7, 14 pp.

Reported By:
Doug Ross