Over 35 years, Montgomery grows with Air Force tech summit

It was 1984, and the Air Force was holding a conference in Montgomery to check out the latest advancements in commercial technology. Personal computers and networking devices were in their infancy, but the military was eager to find better ways to use them to help the nation. About 600 people showed up, along with a few PC vendors. Air University said that first event was timed to make use of end-of-fiscal-year funds, and people brought along their unit credit cards to buy the latest tech on the spot. Ken Heitkamp was a big part of that 1984 conference as technical director for the Standard Systems Group at Maxwell Air Force Base's Gunter Annex.