Louis Schlueter Collection of MAPPER Records, 1983-1996. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Louis Schlueter collection of MAPPER records
Dates: 1983-1996
Creator: Schlueter, Louis.
Extent: 1 box (0.5 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 121
Abstract:

Contains a book on user designed computing and MAPPER, articles and software documentation related to MAPPER, and an audio cassette featuring a song about MAPPER.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Louis Schlueter in 1996.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation:

Louis Schlueter Collection of MAPPER Records (CBI 121), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Historical Note

CRT Report Generating System, a database report generator, was developed by Louis Schlueter (later a principal in Com-Unity) in the diagnostic software development group of the test department at Sperry Univac in Roseville, Minnesota in 1967. Initially developed for the 418 line of computers as the CRT Report Generating System, the name had to be changed to 418 CRT Report Processing System (418 CRT RPS) to avoid confusion with an existent RPG software package. The 418 CRT RPS software became MAPPER in 1975 when the 418 line was terminated and the software was copied to the 1100 line. The first customer received MAPPER unsupported by Univac in 1975 and became supported software in 1979. In 1985, MICRO MAPPER was developed followed by MAPPER C in 1986. (Condensed from Louis Schlueter, "The History of MAPPER: The Birth of User Designed Computing," presented at UUA/SUAE, Spring 1988.)

Collection Scope and Content Note

Collection contains a book on user designed computing and MAPPER, articles and software documentation related to MAPPER, and an audio cassette featuring a song about MAPPER, collected by Louis Schlueter.

Subject Terms

Index Terms

• This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
• Schlueter, Louis.
• MAPPER (Computer System) -- History.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
Box		History of MAPPER, 1988, 1996. Box , Folder 1 Note 1988 conference presentation, 1996 circular letter
Box 1		Louis Schlueter, User-Designed Computing: The Next Generation, 1988.  Box 1, Folder 2 Note Book on report generator and MAPPER systems.
		MAPPER product literature and articles, circa 1985-1995. Box 1, Folder 3
		Com-Unity International publicity, circa 1988.  Box 1, Folder 4
		MAPPER compilation, June 1987. Box 1, Folder 5-6
		Do it the MAPPER way ! Sound cassette, 1983.  Box 1, Folder 7