Some folks here might find this interesting:

  Abstract

  An entire potpourri of ideas is listed from the past
  decades of Computer Science and  Computer Technology.
  Widely acclaimed at their time, many have lost in
  splendor and  brilliance under today's critical
  scrutiny.  We try to find reasons.  Some of the ideas
  are almost forgotten. But we believe that they are
  worth recalling, not the least because one  must try
  to learn from the past, be it for the sake of progress,
  intellectual stimulation, or fun.

    http://www.cs.inf.ethz.ch/~wirth/Articles/GoodIdeas_origFig.pdf
    "Good Ideas, Through the Looking Glass"
    Niklaus Wirth

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