John McDermott

1 milestone · 1980

John McDermott is featured for contributions to AI through R1/XCON: Expert Systems Go Corporate in 1980 during Expert Systems Boom.

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Chronology

Symbolics Lisp machine used for expert systems
Product

R1/XCON: Expert Systems Go Corporate

R1 (later XCON) was deployed at DEC to configure VAX computer systems. It saved DEC an estimated $40 million per year. This commercial success sparked a gold rush: by 1985, companies were spending over $1 billion per year on expert systems.

John McDermottCarnegie Mellon UniversityDigital Equipment Corporation

Related Organizations

Carnegie Mellon University (1)Digital Equipment Corporation (1)

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