Panel Discussion on Computer Appreciation
Session 19 of the ACM 20 th Anniversary Conference
on August 31, 1967, was entitled Education, 
Design Experiments, and Computer Appreciation.  Its second
half consisted of a panel discussion on computer 
appreciation, organized and chaired by Elliot I. Organick.
 The four panelists were Charles H. Davidson, 
Bernard A. Galler, Richard, W. Hamming, and Alan J. Perlis.
 After making prepared statements, the panelists 
were joined in discussion by Andries van Dam and Arthur
B.Kohn, who had presented papers in the first 
half.  This is a transcript of the panel discussion,
condensed by Dr. Organick and edited by him and 
the panelists.  Some remarks referred to papers by van
Dam and Kahn or to the discussion during the first 
half of the session.  Pertinent papers are included in the references.
CACM April, 1968
Organick, E. I.
