Twenty-Five Years Behind Bars

The Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the U.P.C. at the Smithsonian Institution, September 30, 1999

Edited by Alan L. Haberman

    Preface

    Introduction

    How a Low-Tech Industry Pulled Off the U.P.C. Standard
    Thomas W. Wilson, Jr.

    The Diffusion of UCC Standards
    John T. Dunlop

    Scanning's Silver Celebration
    John E. Nelson

    From Vision to Reality
    Bob L. Martin

    The U.P.C. in Perspective: Context for a Revolution
    David K. Allison

    Standardization: The Philosopher's Stone of the Information Age
    Ronald L. Nicol

    Discussion Panel
    Lawrence C. Russell, Moderator
    Participants:
    David Carison
    Alan L. Haberman
    Ted Rybeck
    Craig Schnuck
    Marvin L. Mann
    Cracking the Code
    Marvin L. Mann

    After the Bar Code, What Next?
    Steven N. David and Thomas S. Rittenhouse

    Appendix: 17 Billion Reasons to Say Thanks

    Contributors

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