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January 14, 2013
CEO John Hollar's CHM Progress Report at Jan 7, 2013 IEEE Life Member Meeting
John Hollar, Computer History Museum (CHM) President and CEO, delivered a progress report on CHM activities at the January 7th IEEE Life Member meeting in Mt View, CA. The CHM has become the leading institution that's archived computer artifacts, but is now recognized as a thought leader on the
December 31, 2012
The Turing Centenary - In Review
As 2012 closes, so does the Turing Centenary Year.
November 21, 2012
CHM Event Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sun Micro's SPARC Microprocessor
On November 1, 2012, a panel of Sun Micro luminaries discussed how the company "bet the ranch" on the SPARC microprocessor at an early and critical stage of the company's development. The panel was expertly moderated by my Northeastern University MSEE classmate Dave House.
November 21, 2012
The WITCH is Back: 61 year old computer lives again!
After a three-year restoration project at The National Museum of Computing, the Harwell Dekatron (aka WITCH) computer was rebooted on 20 November 2012 to become the world's oldest original working digital computer.
October 28, 2012
Doomsday Scenarios-Big Science Discussion @ Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mt View, CA on October 27, 2012
Several very provocative doomsday scenarios were discussed, but then refuted by subject matter experts called up to the stage to engage in conversation with the program hosts.
October 26, 2012
Shockley Semiconductor Reunion at CHM + Brief History of Shockley, Fairchild Semiconductor & Intel
A handful of former Shockley Semiconductor Labs employees recently got together at the Computer History Museum in Mt View, CA to tour a semiconductor exhibit on silicon. http://www.computerhistory.org/semiconductor/timeline/1956-Silicon.html
October 21, 2012
Microsoft's Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid in Conversation with NYT's John Markoff @CHM
On October 16th, Rick Rashid, Microsoft Research's first employee and now its Chief Research Officer, engaged in a spirited conversation with NY Times science & technology journalist John Markoff at the Computer History (CHM) museum in Mt View, CA.
October 9, 2012
Exciting New Happenings at Computer History Museum: Blog, Social Media, Digital Repository, Exhibits & Events!
1. The venerable Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mt View, CA recently launched a multimedia blog, with contributors from their seasoned staff of curators and subject matter experts.
August 1, 2012
Ken Segall at CHM: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
A Sell Out/SRO crowd of over 400 people attended an outstanding Computer History Museum (CHM) talk by Ken Segall, author of the book, Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success. Mr.
July 9, 2012
The future of computers ain't what it used to be
Back in a previous century — when I was a doctoral student and aspiring academic — I met some interesting researchers who were then trying to contradict (or at least temper) some of the wild claims made about the first mover advantage.