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Computers, ethics, and values

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 34, Issue 7

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https://doi.org/10.1145/105783.105791

Published: 01 July 1991 Publication History

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Comdex in Las Vegas is the largest North American trade show for personal computer users. The show, which is vast, provided me with many impressions. I jotted many of these in my notebook and will share some of them with you here.

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NCCND. The National Conference on Computing and Values will takes Places on August 12-16, 1991, in Nes Haven, Connectuent, funded in part by grantrs form the National Science Foundational. For Proceeding on information, Contact Terry Bynum. ResearchCentre on Computing and Society. Southern Connection State Univ., New Haven CT 06515; 203- 397-4423, email bynom@ctstateu. bitnet.

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Neunuam, P.G. A Perspective form the RISKS Forum areticle 39,"Cornputers Lunder Attack,"P.J. Denning, Ed., ACM Press, 1990.pp. 535-543, Alsu see Article 35. with four separately authored piecces on ethics.

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Computers, ethics, and values
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
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Communications of the ACM Volume 34, Issue 7

Special issue on computer graphics: state of the arts

July 1991

68 pages

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DOI:10.1145/105783

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