Oral history interview with Severo Ornstein, 1990 Mar. 6.

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Oral history interview with Severo Ornstein, 1990 Mar. 6.

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In an interview conducted on March 6, 1991, by Judy E. O'Neill, Ornstein describes his experience at Lincoln Laboratory, which included work on the SAGE, TX2, and LINC computers. He discusses his involvement with the LINC project, including its move to Washington University, and the later work there on DARPA/IPTO sponsored macromodule project. As the principal hardware designer of the Interface Message Processor (IMP) for the ARPANET, Ornstein describes the IMP design work at Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), the working environment of the group at BBN, his relationship with Lawrence Roberts, his interactions with Honeywell, and his work on the Pluribus multi-processor IMP.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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