Kapor: Disruptive Innovations I Have Known and Loved

Wed Oct 03 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Link: http://groups.sims.berkeley.edu/podcast/audio/Mitch_Kapor_UCiSchool_03Oct2007.mp3

Picture of Mitch Kapor in Hawaiian shirt Mitch Kapor gave the second UC Berkeley School of Information Distinguished Lecture of Fall 2007 today entitled, "Disruptive Innovations I Have Known and Loved - Part 1: The Personal Computer". Here is the audio (mp3) and here is the abstract:

A comparative look at the origins, development, and impact of major information technology platforms of the past three decades from the perspective of a leading entrepreneur and software designer who has played a major role in each of them.

Mitch will be givng two more lectures -- part II and part II in this series -- on November 14 and 28.