October 5, 2014 Alan Weissberger
Note: This blog post was authored by Gordon Bell and edited by Alan J Weissberger.
September 30, 2014 Alan Weissberger
Introduction:
The Computer History Museum (CHM) marked its 35th birthday on September 24, 2014. Visitors from around the world see an impressive set of exhibits, artifacts and come for the conversations, panel sessions and lectures. One such panel took place on Sept 26th, with CHM co-founders Gordon Bell (Marlboro, MA 1975) and Len Shustek (Mt View, CA in 1996) presenting the museum’s history. The panel was moderated by the indefatigable John Hollar, CHM CEO & President.
September 25, 2014 Alan Weissberger
Written by Ted Hoff, PhD and edited by Alan J. Weissberger
Please refer to earlier post on Errors and Corrections to Malone's book.
General omission:
September 12, 2014 Alan Weissberger
Editor's NOTE: This article was written by Ted Hoff, PhD EE and edited by Alan J. Weissberger, Chairman of the IEEE SV History Committee.
From Ted Hoff:
The errors listed below are in approximately the same order as they appear in Malone's book. To aid the reviewer, chapters are identified in brackets.
[CH 14]
September 9, 2014 Alan Weissberger
On August 6, 2014, Michael Malone, Author of The Intel Trinity, spoke at the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley. The program was held in the upper galleries of the Tech Museum in San Jose, CA.
September 8, 2014 Katie Miller
A group of students at the Harvard Innovation Lab have created a time-lapsed visualization of the impact of computers, IT, and technology on our lives. The video provides a historical review of the office desk, beginning from the 1980s all the way to present day.
September 2, 2014 Michael Baylor
When was the last time you walked into a data center and were stopped dead in your tracks by the beauty of a computer? Right, probably never. That is why you will most likely never see a computer in any art history books...but there is one that may well change that.
June 30, 2014 Alan Weissberger
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April 7, 2014 James Cortada
I consider this set of 150 products announced on April 7, 1964, to be the most important introduced by an American company in the 20th century. And I am not alone in that view. How we used computers around the world was shaped directly by these machines and software, including your cell phone. From IBM's perspective, the firm doubled its revenues in 36 months and went on to be the dominant computer company for a generation. For the computer industry, it grew at 19-20% compound rates over the next five years.
March 10, 2014 Alan Weissberger
Introduction:
On March 3, 2014, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen (co-authors of The New Digital Age) engaged in a stimulating conversation with Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg. The event took place at the Computer History Museum (CHM) as part of the museum's Revolutionary series (see description below). This very interesting and wide-ranging discussion was mostly related to the promise and perils of the digital revolution, especially the Internet as it impacts the developing world.