By Heidi Hackford Is AI a threat to humanity or a partner with the power to unlock our full potential? Over 70% of the CHM Live audience polled at a recent event is excited about the potential of AI. So is Reid Hoffman, cofounder of Inflection AI and former board…

By Dag Spicer Though still experimental, quantum computing is one of the most exciting technologies on the horizon today. A prototype of a quantum processor was donated to CHM during Infineon’s OktoberTech customer event at the Museum. OktoberTech is an annual fun day-long event of customer success stories, set up…

By David C. Brock A Mathematician with an Artist’s Eye I draw, I paint, I studied geometry, I’m a mathematician. I’ve never separated my visual world and the world of mathematics. — John Warnock The Adobe Corporation has announced that cofounder John Warnock died at the age of 82 on August 19, 2023. His death will…

By Heidi Hackford News and the flow of information is fundamental to how societies function, and there’s no doubt that technology has had a big impact on how people access, create, and share news-for better and worse. …

By Dag Spicer ERMA was the absolute beginning of the mechanization of business. — Thomas Morrin, SRI Director of Engineering On May 17, the Computer History Museum received a very special artifact for its permanent collection. This object, a highly-specialized computer system, rescued Bank of America-indeed the entire American banking…

By Heidi Hackford Ethernet is everywhere, on everything, doing every task. — Gordon Bell, Former VP of R&D at DEC Ethernet transformed how we connect to each other and to the world. On May 22, 2023, CHM celebrated Ethernet’s 50th anniversary with co-inventor of Ethernet Bob Metcalfe, a 2008 CHM…

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…