Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?
I can't remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I worked from 1957 -2001.

On Thu, 18 May 2017 15:49:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?
I can't remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I worked from 1957 -2001.

It was a popular way of separating the CEs (hardware) and Program
Service Reps (software) in the FE Division of IBM when they decided it
would be 2 distinctive career paths (late 60s). I am not sure they
invented the word tho.

On 5/18/2017 6:49 PM, wrote:
Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?
I can't remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I worked from 1957 -2001.


John Tukey
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/us...-software.html

Ed Pawlowski writes:

On 5/18/2017 6:49 PM, wrote:
Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"? I can't
remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I
worked from 1957 -2001.

John Tukey
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/us...-software.html

Interesting, Tukey worked at Bell Labs. I worked at Bell Labs -
Bellcore - Telcordia. I saw some of Tukey's work (software) he did for
the research division during the Telcordia era.

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Dan Espen

On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:49:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?
I can't remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I worked from 1957 -2001.

Although the answer has been provided, I can't help but wondering:

Why didn't you google "software etymology" ?

Cindy Hamilton

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Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?

A sorry ole bloke with erectile dysfunction.

I couoldn't spell etimology

On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 9:29:41 AM UTC-4, wrote:
I couoldn't spell etimology

Fair enough. "Who coined the term software" also works.

Cindy Hamilton

On 5/19/2017 6:29 AM, wrote:
I couoldn't spell etimology



couoldn't or wouoldn't?