By David C. Brock Access the Xerox PARC file system archive here. An Ancient Anxiety “Is my phone really backed up in the Cloud?” “When was the last time I backed up my laptop?” “Is it true that I need a local backup of my Google Drive?!” “Oh dear, I forgot my password!”…

By Heidi Hackford The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay

By Heidi Hackford Are the dogs eating the dog food? — Chuck Newhall, on product viability Who better to share insights about the ever-evolving world of venture capital than an insider . . . or two? On April 5, 2023, CHM hosted a virtual fireside chat with Charles “Chuck” W…

By David C. Brock Gordon Earle Moore died on March 24, 2023, at the age of 94 . Moore was a man of parts, with wide-ranging talents and accomplishments. His most longstanding commitments were those to his family- as husband of 7 3 years to Betty I. Moore and as…

By Heidi Hackford Are you part of the 92%? That’s the percentage of people who use emojis worldwide. Beyond just a friendly mode of self-expression, emojis have become a visual language that’s expanding every day to allow people to share culture, creativity, and identity. On March 8, 2023, CHM Live…

By David C. Brock In His Own Words Ivan Sutherland has blazed a truly unique trail through computing over the past six decades. …

By Heidi Hackford From Lemon to Legend Apple’s Lisa computer debuted in 1983 with an ad starring a young Kevin Costner, but while his career took off, the Lisa did not. How could a machine that transformed the way people interact with computers also be a commercial flop? CHM gathered key insiders to celebrate…

By Al Kossow As a software curator at the Computer History Museum, it is my job to be a content specialist in an insanely large knowledge space that I will never fully understand and to know at some high level what we have and don’t have in the archives. This…

By Hansen Hsu Happy 40th Birthday to Lisa! The Apple Lisa computer, that is. In celebration of this milestone, CHM has received permission from Apple to release the source code to the Lisa software, including its system and applications software. Access the code here. What is the Apple Lisa computer…