EXperimental Computing Facility explained

Founded in 1986, the eXperimental Computing Facility (XCF) is an undergraduate computing-interest organization at University of California, Berkeley. The "Experimental" description was given in contrast to the Open Computing Facility and the Computer Science Undergraduate Association,^[1] which support most of the general-interest computing desires of the campus. As such, the XCF stands as a focus for a small group of computer-scientists uniquely interested in computer science.

Members of the organization have been involved in projects such as NNTP,^[2] GTK,^{[2] [3]} GIMP,^{[2] [3]} Gnutella,^[2] and Viola.^[2] Members of the XCF were instrumental in defending against the Morris Internet worm.^{[2] [3]}

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the organization include:Jonathan Blow,^{[4] [5]} Gene Kan,^[2] Spencer Kimball,^[2] Peter Mattis,^[2] Pei-Yuan Wei,^[2] and Phil Lapsley.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • Web site: Student Organization Website.
  • Web site: Older XCF website. eXperimental Computing Facility, University of California at Berkeley. 29 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027101358/http://xcf.berkeley.edu/. 27 October 2010.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home | CSUA. Computer Science Undergraduate Association. 2018-04-12.
2. Web site: Free Photoshop for the people. Ed. Frauenheim. December 4, 2000. Salon. Article on the history of the Experimental Computing Facility and its role in creating free software.
3. Web site: eXperimental Computer Facility's proud present and impressive past . February 10, 2003 . Engineering News . https://web.archive.org/web/20030422000244/http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/engnews/spring03/4S/XCF.html . April 22, 2003.
4. Web site: Frobozz Magic Programming Language. June 2, 1992. Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
5. Web site: Interview With Wulfram Development Team by Scott Keur . Keur . Scott . Feb 8, 1998 . The Multiplayer Online Games Directory . https://web.archive.org/web/19980703082307/http://www.mpogd.com/interviews/wulframinterview.html . Jul 3, 1998 . dead .