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Yahiko Kambayashi-sensei commeration

On January 20, 2009, At Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Alan Kay gives a lecture in Memory of Yahiko Kambayashi-sensei.

40th Anniversary of the Dynabook

November 5, 2008 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Dynabook, held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Hear Alan Kay, Chuck Thacker and Mary Lou Jepsen reflect.

40th Anniversary of the Dynabook

November 5, 2008 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Dynabook, An excerpt from the proceedings focusing on Alan Kay's remarks to the assembly.

Program for the Future @ Adobe 120808

VIDEO of "Program for the Future" talk Dec 8 2008 at Adobe, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Mother of All Demos Andy van Dam and Alan Kay in conversation with Joel Orr. Featuring guest appearance by Douglas and Karen Engelbart.

Star-studded audience included Peter Norvig of Google, Bill English co-inventor of the Mouse, Jeff Rulifson of the SRI ARC team, and the winners of the 2008 Awards for increasing our Collective Intelligence: Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media, Mike Linksvayer of Creative Commons.

"Engelbart's Quest: What was done and what remains to be done" by Alan Kay and Andy van Dam is a profoundly significant conversation about the future of software... timely and provocative" Mei Lin Fung, Program for the Future

Douglas Engelbart commeration

On December 9, 2008 at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium, SRI International presented a commemorative 40th anniversary of Dr. Douglas Englebart's historic demonstration. Original participants recounted what led up to the 1968 demo, the drama of the demonstration itself, and its impact - which no one could have imagined at the time.