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born 1941 Israel

Michel Bercovier (Hebrew: מישל ברקוביאר; born: 10 September 1941) is a French-Israeli Professor (Emeritus) of Scientific Computing and Computer Aided Design (CAD) in The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Bercovier is also the head of the School of Computer Science at the Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem.

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Some names are missing, and many companies are unknown to the present generation.

The story of this company is well documented and apart from the exact interview of Yohanan Spruch in the above cited article.

I will give my own personal account and ask for forgiveness if some dates are not exact to the day.

I find myself compelled to tell my part in the creation and growth of what would become Ex Libris.

I became Chairman of the Board to help develop the company and represent the interests of the Hebrew University.

Maurice Bouix, Paul Rougée, the dean, among others, participated in the choice.

The connection with Lille and the rental of the IBM terminal proved expensive.

I also led to the merger of Aleph-Yissum and Ex Libris while facing a near revolt of the other Israeli Universities libraries.

I will tell exactly how I lived this adventure.

I had to impact on the management in order to have a real ג€start-upג€ .

I found myself in charge of programming and practical work.

I was tasked with setting up an alternative solution.

In an appendix I give some details on our adventure with the French National Library.

We had an influx of new assistants and DEA students.

I negotiated our relations with Ex Libris. Unix was introduced at my request, a decision that would have dramatic influence on the market.

I recall how I came on the board of Aleph-Yissum at the request of Yissum.

I arrived at the Rouen faculty in January 1967, after my military service as an assistant in Mathematics.

Georges Bourion was then giving the numerical analysis course and Gérard Lévy the practical work on an IBM terminal.

I was then starting a thesis in Paris with Jacques-Louis Lions.

Connected to an IBM computer in Lille. G. Lévy was also due to leave for Dauphine.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michel Bercovier (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.