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With a rich history of 25 years, CACS has witnessed the growth of the computer age.
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- 1954 Acquires a rare analog computer, called an "electronic brain"
- 1959 Offers first computer science course
- 1960 Installs IBM 1620 digital computer, with total memory and storage capacity of 20 kilobytes
- 1961 Establishes the first student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery
- 1964 Awards first master’s degree in computer science
- 1967 Installs an RCA Spectra 70/45 computer, which enables several computer programs to run simultaneously, along with remote terminals throughout campus
- 1968 Creates Computer Science Department
- 1971 Awards first doctorate in computer science
- 1984 Establishes the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
- 1984 Forms new undergraduate Department of Computer Science
- 1984 Terry Walker appointed as the first CACS Director
- 1985 CACS and Computer Science Department move from Stephens Hall to the Conference Center on Rex Street; Links some computer workstations on campus by Ethernet
- 1988 Awards first doctorate in computer engineering
- 1989 CACS connects to Internet
- 1990 Michael C. Mulder appointed as CACS Director
- 1992 CACS offers first cognitive science course
- 1996 Harold Szu appointed as CACS Director
- 1997 NASA/UL LAfayette Regional Application Center established
- 2000 Magdy A. Bayoumi appointed as CACS Director
- 2004 Offers bachelor’s degree concentration in video game development and design
- 2006 Installs "Zeke," UL Lafayette’s first supercomputer, and connects it to the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, a fiber-optic network of eight research universities
- 2007 CACS and Computer Science Department move to the Advanced Computer Technology and Research Hall
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