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…

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. …