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'''LaFarr Stuart''' (born [[July 6]][[1934]] in [[Clarkston, Utah|Clarkston]], [[Utah]]) is a computer engineer and early [[computer music]] pioneer. |
'''LaFarr Stuart''' (born [[July 6]][[1934]] in [[Clarkston, Utah|Clarkston]], [[Utah]]) is a computer engineer and early [[computer music]] pioneer. |
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==Early computer music== |
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In 1961, Mr. Stuart programmed [[Iowa State University]]'s [[CYCLONE]] computer (a derivative of the [[Illiac]]) to play simple, recognizable tunes through an amplified speaker that had been attached to the system originally for administrative and diagnostic purposes. A recording of an interview with Mr. Stuart and his music was broadcast nationally on the [[NBC]] [[radio network]] program [[Monitor (NBC Radio)|Monitor]] on February 10, 1962. |
In 1961, Mr. Stuart programmed [[Iowa State University]]'s [[CYCLONE]] computer (a derivative of the [[Illiac]]) to play simple, recognizable tunes through an amplified speaker that had been attached to the system originally for administrative and diagnostic purposes. A recording of an interview with Mr. Stuart and his [[computer music]] was broadcast nationally on the [[NBC]] [[radio network]] program [[Monitor (NBC Radio)|Monitor]] on February 10, 1962. |
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In a subsequent interview with the ''Harold Journal'', [[Navel Hunsaker]], head of the [[Utah State University]] mathematics department, said of Mr. Stuart, "He always was a whiz with calculators." |
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==Connections to Seymour Cray== |
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mr. Stuart worked for [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC) -- where [[Seymour Cray]] designed the [[CDC 6600]], the first commercial supercomputer. |
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| ⚫ | In the 1980s, Mr. Stuart worked for [[Zytrex]], which manufactured CMOS [[Programmable Array Logic|PAL]] [[programmable logic devices]] (PLDs) used in early [[Apple Macintosh]] computers. When told that Apple Computer had just bought a Cray to help design the next Apple Macintosh, Mr. Cray commented that he had just bought a Macintosh to design the next Cray supercomputer. |
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==Real-time clocks== |
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Mr. Stuart conceived installing battery-operated [[real-time clock]]s into computers, for which he received royalties until nearly 2000. Mr. Stuart jokingly admits contributing to the [[Year 2000 problem]]. |
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==Preserving computer history== |
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Mr. Stuart owns the first [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[PDP-11]] to enter California and often visits the [[Computer History Museum]] in [[Mountain View, California]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[computer audio]] |
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* [[Computer History Museum]] |
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* [[Control Data Corporation]] |
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* [[E-mu Systems]] |
* [[E-mu Systems]] |
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* [[programmable array logic]] |
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* [[Robert Moog]] |
* [[Robert Moog]] |
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* [[Zytrex]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.zyvra.org/lafarr LaFarr Stuart's Home Page] |
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[[Category:1934 births|Stuart, LaFarr]] |
[[Category:1934 births|Stuart, LaFarr]] |
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Revision as of 05:28, 28 August 2006
LaFarr Stuart (born July 61934 in Clarkston, Utah) is a computer engineer and early computer music pioneer.
Early computer music
In 1961, Mr. Stuart programmed Iowa State University's CYCLONE computer (a derivative of the Illiac) to play simple, recognizable tunes through an amplified speaker that had been attached to the system originally for administrative and diagnostic purposes. A recording of an interview with Mr. Stuart and his computer music was broadcast nationally on the NBC radio network program Monitor on February 10, 1962.
In a subsequent interview with the Harold Journal, Navel Hunsaker, head of the Utah State University mathematics department, said of Mr. Stuart, "He always was a whiz with calculators."
Connections to Seymour Cray
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mr. Stuart worked for Control Data Corporation (CDC) -- where Seymour Cray designed the CDC 6600, the first commercial supercomputer.
In the 1980s, Mr. Stuart worked for Zytrex, which manufactured CMOS PAL programmable logic devices (PLDs) used in early Apple Macintosh computers. When told that Apple Computer had just bought a Cray to help design the next Apple Macintosh, Mr. Cray commented that he had just bought a Macintosh to design the next Cray supercomputer.
Real-time clocks
Mr. Stuart conceived installing battery-operated real-time clocks into computers, for which he received royalties until nearly 2000. Mr. Stuart jokingly admits contributing to the Year 2000 problem.
Preserving computer history
Mr. Stuart owns the first DEC PDP-11 to enter California and often visits the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.