AFIPS Spring Joint Computing Conference 1968: Atlantic City, NJ, USA
American Federation of Information Processing Societies: AFIPS Conference Proceedings: 1968 Spring Joint Computer Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, 30 April - 2 May 1968. Thomson Book Company, Washington D.C. 1968 AFIPS Conference Proceedings
Commercial time-sharing - the second generation
Harold Sackman: Time-sharing versus batch processing: the experimental evidence. 1-10
Edward G. Coffman Jr., Leonard Kleinrock: Computer scheduling methods and their countermeasures. 11-21
Howard L. Steadman, George R. Sugar: Some ways of providing communication facilities for time-shared computing. 23-29
William F. Hobbs, Allan H. Levy, Jane McBride: The Baylor Medical School teleprocessing system: operational time-sharing on a system/360 computer. 31-36
Computer aided design
Arthur Appel: Some techniques for shading machine renderings of solids. 37-45
William M. Newman: A system for interactive graphical programming. 47-54
Robert J. Smith II, James H. Tracey, W. L. Schoeffel, Gary K. Maki: Automation in the design of asynchronous sequential circuits. 55-60
Scientific applications of general interest
Albert N. DeMott: Interpretation of organic chemical formulas by computer. 61-65
Raymond E. Boche: A simulation in plant ecology. 67-71
Robert D. Forester, Tim J. Hollingsworth, James D. Morgan: A major seismic use for the fast-multiply unit. 73-79
Rodolfo J. Aguilar, James E. Hand: A generalized linear model for optimization of architectural planning. 81-88
Computers in communications systems
John L. Little, Calvin N. Mooers: Standards for user procedures and data formats in automated information systems and networks. 89-94
Abhay K. Bhushan, Robert H. Stotz: Procedures and standards for inter-computer communications. 95-104
Sypko W. Andreae, Robert W. Lafore Jr.: An error-correcting data link between small and large computers. 105-110
E. J. Smura: Graphical data processing. 111-118
Sidney J. Kaplan: The advancing communication technology and computer communication systems. 119-133
Hybrid computer systems and techniques

Robert Vichnevetsky: A new stable computing method for the serial hybrid computer integration of partial differential equations. 143-150
Wiliam J. Mueller, Paul E. Bucktal, Philippos Lambrinidis, Karl E. Schultz, Leo F. Walsh: BASP: a biomedical analog signal processor. 151-159
Commercial data processing
Reuben S. Jones: Data file two: a data storage and retrieval system. 171-181
Giampaolo Del Bigio: GIPSY: a generalized information processing system. 183-191

Thomas F. McHugh Jr., Ellis L. Scott: Simulation applications in computer center management. 209-211
Multiprogramming operating systems
H. N. Cantrell, A. L. Ellison: Multiprogramming system performance measurement and analysis. 213-221
Makoto Tsujigado: Multiprogramming, swapping and program residence priority in the FACOM 230-60. 223-228
David N. Freeman: A storage-hierarchy system for batch processing. 229-243
Advances in magnetic memory design
Robert W. Reichard, William F. Jordan Jr.: A compact, economical core memory with all-monolithic electronics. 253-257
Jack I. Raffel, Allan H. Anderson, Thomas S. Crowther, Terry O. Herndon, Charles E. Woodward: A progress report on large capacity magnetic film memory development. 259-265
C. C. M. Schuur: A fast 21/2 D mass memory. 267-274
Tse-Yun Feng: A magnetic associative memory. 275-281
Switching theory
Robert L. Herrmann: Selection and implementation of a ternary switching algebra. 283-290
Giuseppe Fantauzzi: Application of Karnaugh maps to Maitra cascades. 291-296
Kenneth E. Batcher: Sorting Networks and Their Applications. 307-314
Man-machine interface
James F. Teixeira, Roy P. Sallen: The Sylvania data tablet: a new approach to graphic data input. 315-321
Alfred Feldman: Computer input of forms. 323-331
Francis F. Lee: Machine-to-man communication by speech part 1: generation of segmental phonemes from text. 333-338
Jonathan Allen: Machine-to-man communication by speech part II: synthesis of prosodic features of speech by rule. 339-344
Frederick D. Abraham, Laszlo Betyar, Richard Johnston: An on-line multiprocessing interactive computer system for neurophysiological investigations. 345-352
Sally Bowman, Richard A. Lickhalter: Graphical data management in a time-shared environment. 353-362
Languages: today and tomorrow
K. Bandat: On the formal definition of PL/I. 363-373
Erik Sandewall: LISP A: a lisp-like system for incremental computing. 375-384
Norman R. Sinowitz: DATAPLUS: a language for real time information retrieval from hierarchical data bases. 395-401
Larry L. Constantine: Control of sequence and parallelism in modular programs. 409-414
General interest
Alan B. Kamman, Donald R. Saxton: Anatomy of a real-time trial: Bell Telephone's centralized records business office. 415-422
Stanley E. Lass: A fourth-generation computer organization. 435-441
William P. Kavanaugh, Elwood C. Stewart, David H. Brocker: Optimal control of satellite attitude acquisition by a random search algorithm on a hybrid computer. 443-452
M. Tarter, T. S. Hauser, R. L. Holcomb: Evaluation and development techniques for computer assisted instruction programs. 453-460
Michael H. Ballot, Kenneth E. Knight: Computer capacity trends and order-delivery lags, 1961--1967. 461-466
Digital simulation techniques
A. S. Chai: Error estimate of a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method with only one initial derivative evaluation. 467-471
Joseph S. Rosko: Improved techniques for digital modeling and simulation of nonlinear systems. 473-481
Mischa Schwartz, Steven H. Richman: Extremal statistics in computer simulation of digital communication systems. 483-489
E. W. Pullen, D. F. Shuttee: MUSE: a tool for testing and debugging a multi-terminal programming system. 491-502
Fault diagnosis
John J. Dent: Diagnostic engineering requirements. 503-507
Karl N. Levitt, Milton W. Green, Jack Goldberg: A study of the data commutation problems in a self-repairable multiprocessor. 515-527
Herbert Y. Chang: A distinguishability criterion for selecting efficient diagnostic tests. 529-534



