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When Dr. Frank Ackerman’s studentshear him talk about breakthroughs incomputer science, they’re getting thehistory from someone who was in on theground floor. During his lengthy careerin the computer industry, Ackerman, 71,has seen computers advance from hugemachines that filled rooms and tookhours to run simple programs — to wireless, notebook-sized devices thataccomplish the same task in seconds.And, at the age when most people wouldbe thinking about retirement,Ackerman, instead, has chosen to enteracademia and pass his wealth of knowledge experience on to a new generation of computer scientists.

INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC HISTORYFrank Ackerman was born in 1939

and grew up primarily on the East Coastin and around Washington, D.C. At theage of 7, his father took a job as an

economist in post-war Austria. Thefamily went with him, and Ackermanlived in Vienna from 1946 to 1951 beforereturning to the U.S. to finish gradeschool. He graduated from WoodrowWilson High School in D.C. 1957 andwent on to the University of Chicagowithout a clear idea of his career goal.

Ackerman briefly contemplatedmajoring in physics and then spent ayear as a philosophy major, before hisconcern about future employment as aphilosopher landed him in the careercounselor’s office. The review of hisaptitude testing resulted in a life-changing recommendation.

“They said ‘you’re pretty good inmath, and there’s this new thing called acomputer,’” Ackerman recalled. Thecounselor also told him that the university’s business school would beteaching some new classes in the computer area and suggested that hecheck it out.

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PAULA J. MCGARVEY / FOR THE MONTANA STANDARD

FRANK ACKERMAN, 71, sits in his office at Montana Tech recently. Ackerman has seen

huge advancements in the computer industry during his lengthy career.

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Ackerman learned that a UNIVersalAutomatic Computer (UNIVAC) hadrecently been donated to the university.He described the granddaddy of computers as being enormous in sizeand filling several rooms. Ackerman saidthe UNIVAC’s central processing unit(CPU) was three times the size of anold-fashioned telephone booth with adoor enabling a person to literally walkinside.

“The CPU for a computer today is asmall chip you can hold in the palm ofyour hand,” he said.

Though the UNIVAC was being usedby the university to run business programs, the computer science students got to run programs on it.Ackerman said at the time, programswere written up on paper tape or punchcards and submitted to the computer.

“It would take days to do whattoday’s students do in a few minutes,” hesaid.

Ackerman discovered that he had anaffinity for computer programming, soafter graduating in 1961 with a degree inmathematics, he pursued a career in the

computer industry. His first job was forthe Applied Physics Lab (APL) at theJohns Hopkins University outsideBaltimore.

“The really big project in the APL wasthe very first form of what we now thinkof as GPS,” he said.

Ackerman said that his team competed for computer time with “theGPS guys” while they worked on FORTRAN computer language programming to build simulations ofnaval operations during the Cold Warera.

Ackerman said that during this timein history, computers were advancingrapidly. They were still huge by today’sstandards, but were working towardsmaller CPUs, increased memory andshifting from tubes to solid state circuitry.

“In addition, we had the first diskdrives. They were in a huge cabinet, fivefeet tall,” Ackerman said, adding thatthis solid state circuitry allowed randomaccess to data, rather than spinningtapes to locate information.

After several years at Johns Hopkins’APL, Ackerman joined the now defunct,Control Data Corporation. Ackermansaid that he was based in Washington,D.C., and worked in a computer support

role. At the time, Ackerman said thatCDC and hardware “genius” SeymourCray, were working to develop cheaperalternatives to the commercial computers produced by industry competitor, IBM.

While he was at CDC, Ackerman saidthat the company purchased anothercompany called Rabinow Engineering,which specialized in the first opticalreaders. These devices, which are common place today, were beingexplored to computerize data entry ofcheck information in banking and business for mail sorting applications.

“I wrote programs that simulatedoperation of the reading machine withthe different fonts,” he explained.

Ackerman said that the CDC also didwork for the National Security Agency,in the area of breaking codes. It was thenthat he was first exposed to the concept of “time-share jobs” being doneon teletype machines — the input deviceof the day.

“You could literally talk live to thecomputer. That began the modern age ofwhere we are now … that changed mylife,” he said.

With the knowledge that it was possible to have an “intelligent”conversation with a machine, Ackerman

was inspired to return to school for hisPh.D.

“I had to go back. I had to learnmore,” he said.

Ackerman ended up at the Universityof North Carolina in a new academicprogram that was started by IBM computer designer, Fred Brooks.Ackerman said that Brooks had previously worked on building affordable computers that could combine the capabilities of the era’s scientific computers using FORTRANprogramming and business computersusing COBAL language programming.Ackerman graduated from the new program with his Ph.D in 1972.

“I was the fourth Ph.D. out the door,”he said.

After graduation, Ackerman wentspent more than a decade working forBell Labs. His most notable project wasdeveloping a communication console forthe Pentagon War Room.

“This console would enable the president to talk to his commanders allat once,” he said.

The 40-person link had to operate24/7, 365 days a year and involved creating an active and a standby processor to accommodate the need for

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total reliability, he said.With the computer world changing

rapidly, Ackerman became concernedwith maintaining professional standards, prompting him to becomeinvolved with the Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers (IEEE), anorganization that is dedicated toadvancing technological innovation forthe benefit of humanity. Through funding by Bell Labs, Ackerman saidthat he began to write software standards to assist the organization withtheir mission.

By the early ’80s, Ackerman had ventured out on his own, forming theInstitute for Zero Defect Software, orIZDSW. For the next decade, he continued to contract with Bell Labs andothers, working primarily in softwareeducation and software reliability engineering.

With dwindling contracts for consulting jobs, Ackerman moved toCalifornia and into the Bay Area, wherehe worked briefly for a private corporation, before going back to private

consulting work. As consulting optionsslowed in Silicon Valley, Ackerman wasat a career crossroads. In 2002, at theage of 63, he was contemplating joiningthe Peace Corps, or pursuing a career inacademia, in the tradition of Brooks atUNC.

He ended up taking a job at FerrunCollege outside Roanoke, Va., where hetaught courses in computer science andcomputer literacy. After four years, thecollege ended up restructuring the curriculum, forcing Ackerman to pick upmath classes. He went looking foranother professorship where he couldfocus solely on computer science. In2006 he moved to Butte taking a position as an associate professor insoftware engineering and computer science at Montana Tech.

NO DESIRE TO RETIREAckerman views society’s concept of

retirement as something that evolvedaround people with vocations that hadphysical limitations.

“In this field these things don’t apply… why should I retire?” he said.

Ackerman also finds teaching to beintellectually stimulating.

“In this field there’s always new

technology to learn, and there’s always achallenge. And, you get new studentseach year” he said.

Reflecting back on his career, thusfar, Ackerman is amazed at the progresswithin the industry.

“No other technology has had thatkind of lift off,” he said.

But he also noted thatdespite changes in computer size and speed,in theory, computer science hasn’t changed asmuch as we think.

“The process of creating the program anddebugging it and makingit work has become morecomplicated, but when itcomes right down to it — you do exactlythe same thing,” he said.

Ackerman’s passion for computershas kept him involved in his professionsince the beginning.

“It’s been a constant learning experience — learning the languagesthat are used today and learning theprogramming environments that arelearned today,” he said.

Ackerman considers computer software to be the most complicatedthing humans have ever tried to build.

He finds the challenge of teaching thenext generation to be inspirational.

“The ultimate motivation in terms ofthe larger picture is to graduate studentswho really understand that they canmake good software programs that areas easy to use as a car,” he said.

Ackerman currently lives in Buttewith his wife, Hwe-Chu, who alsoteaches at Montana Tech.

(See related article at www.mtstandard.com/news/local/article_7ea12e42-97db-520b-b126-0ce9b28b8895.html) Ackerman enjoysspending time with his four daughtersfrom a previous marriage, and his fivegrandchildren, He is physically active,an avid reader and enjoys learning newthings. He is currently learning Chineseand learning to hunt.

Paula J. McGarvey may be reached at782-6510 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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What every senior should know about identity theftIf you don’t use credit and never go

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The very qualities that make someseniors feel safe — a tendency to not usecredit much, operating on a cash basisand avoiding technology — make identity thieves view seniors as veryappealing targets, credit experts warn.

“Anyone with a Social Security number needs to be aware of the risk ofidentity theft,” says Jennifer Leuer,general manager, ProtectMyID.com.“Seniors, however, should be especiallyvigilant about identity theft protection,because they are often a preferred targetof identity thieves and scammers.”

While identity theft can happen toanyone at any age, seniors may be atgreater risk for a number of reasons,including:

■ Many states display social securitynumbers on Medicare cards. Even if yourcard is never lost or stolen, enterprisingthieves may be able to snatch the numberwhen you show your card for a legitimatepurpose.

■ Seniors often have more to steal thanpeople of other demographics. They tend tocarry higher cash reserves and home equitythan other age groups.

■ Seniors may be less technologicallysavvy, and may be more likely to respond toscams because they haven’t researchedthem online.

■ Seniors may feel less need to closelymonitor their credit reports and financialaccounts because they tend to use creditless. Identity thieves know that it may bemonths — or even years — before seniorvictims check their credit reports and discover they’ve been defrauded.

■ Seniors’ personally identifying informationmay be exposed to more people throughextended caregiver networks, nursing homes,doctor’s offices and other service organizations.

■ Seniors are more likely to trust official-looking emails and open unsolicitedcommunications and click on links thatcould lead to malware or phishing attacks.

Common forms of senior identity theftinclude check fraud, credit card fraud, phoneor e-mail solicitations, social networkingschemes and Social Security fraud.Fortunately, there are many ways seniors canprotect themselves, or adult children can help

protect their aging parents, from identity theft.■ Never carry your Social Security card

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■ Carry only the checks you will need fora specific use on any day. Leave yourcheckbook at home in a secure location.

■ Pick up checks at the bank to avoidhaving them stolen from your mailbox.Better yet, set up direct deposit with theSocial Security Administration and anyretirement accounts that you regularly drawon such as pensions or IRAs.

■ Don’t mail bills or any documents withidentifying information from your home mailbox. Learn to pay bills online, if possible, or mail bills and other paperworkfrom a secure mailbox at the post office.

■ For seniors who live in assisted carefacilities, always lock up financial statementsand any items, including computers, whichcontain personal information. There are toomany people with access to rooms in thesefacilities to leave sensitive information outfor anyone to see.

■ Use an updated cross-cut or diamond-cut shredder to shred all personal and finan-cial records before you throw them away. It’sa good idea to complete a thorough inventoryof all old files — receipts, financial state-ments, taxes — shred the ones that are nolonger needed and secure the ones that are.

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■ Know who to call.You can opt out ofcredit card offers — which thieves may useto steal your identity — by calling (888) 567-8688. If you believe your SocialSecurity number may have been compromised, call the Social SecurityAdministration fraud line at (800) 269-0271.

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If you’re over 50 and have beenknown to Twitter, post on your friends’walls and can define “blog,” you mightbe surprised to know you’re in goodcompany.

An AARP survey, conducted by GfKCustom Research in May, finds social networking is popular among olderAmericans.

Approximately 27 percent ofAmericans over 50 years of age use socialmedia websites. Of the people surveyed,23 percent report that they preferFacebook followed by MySpace,Linkedin and Twitter, each at about 4 percent.

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According to the survey, 73 percent ofthe 50-plus users are connected to rela-tives, 62 percent are connected to theirchildren and 36 percent are connected totheir grandchildren.

ABOUT THE SURVEYThe survey sampled 1,360 adults over

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Presbyopia, a natural effect of aging,happens to just about everyone around theage of 40, even if you have had laser eyesurgery. As you age, the lens in each ofyour eyes begins to lose its ability tochange focus quickly on an object or pageof text, causing blurred vision at readingdistance. Chances are that you know several people who have this condition,and you may develop it yourself.

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Fresh off of her No. 1 Super Bowlcommercial for Snickers, she is also thelast surviving member of “The GoldenGirls” cast (Bea Arthur, RueMcClanahan and Estelle Getty all diedbetween 2008 and 2010).White is also aveteran of top-rated TV such as “TheMary Tyler Moore Show,” “Mama’sFamily,” “The Carol Burnett Show,”“Boston Legal,” “Malcolm in theMiddle” and a whole host of gameshows from “Match Game” and“Password” to “What’s My Line” and“To Tell the Truth.”

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