@ComputerHistory

From early computers to insights about the latest breakthroughs, we’re your source for all things computing 🌐

 Mountain View, CA 94043
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Joined March 2009
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Robert Scoble
@Scobleizer1 Aug 2025
Replying to @MartyEarthy @alexanderkr @wholemars @ComputerHistory
Here is Apple Cofounder Woz showing me around the museum. Can't imagine a better tour than this: youtu.be/hsB8Hxnb52o?si=z44s…
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The source code for AlexNet, the neural network developed by @UofTCompSci researchers that kickstarted today’s AI boom, will be preserved by the @ComputerHistory Museum in partnership with @Google. uoft.me/bpW @UofTArtSci

Neural network behind Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize to be preserved by Computer History Museum

The AlexNet source code was at the heart of a seminal paper by U of T’s Geoffrey Hinton and then-grad students Alex Krizhevsky and Ilya Sutskever .

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Marc Etkind@pinballme19 Feb 2025
Excited to share the news-- an incredible opportunity at an incredible institution!
Computer History Museum@ComputerHistory19 Feb 2025
CHM has found a new president and CEO! After a rigorous search process, the Board has selected Marc Etkind (@pinballme) to lead the Museum. Read more: computerhistory.org/press-re…

Computer History Museum Appoints Marc Etkind as New President and Chief Executive Officer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., February 19, 2025, The Computer History Museum (CHM), the leading institution working to decode technology—its computing past, digital present, and future impact on humanity—is...

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Vintage Computer Federation@vcfederation2 Aug 2024
Wow! Look at the crowds for VCF West 2024 at the @ComputerHistory Aug. 2nd and 3rd
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Mark DeLoura@markdeloura3 Jul 2024
I keep getting emails about the big video game focus @ComputerHistory museum this summer. I'm super envious of you all in the SF Bay area who can easily check it out! Make sure you don't miss it, it runs until August 4. computerhistory.org/
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IEEE Spectrum@IEEESpectrum11 Jun 2024
On June 18, the @ComputerHistory Museum will host Tom Mullaney for a chat on his new book, The Chinese Computer. Discover the brilliant work it took to get thousands of Chinese characters into and out of computers quickly & efficiently. Register today: computerhistory.org/events/t…

The Chinese Computer

Watch the program on YouTube here! How can Chinese—a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet—be input on a QWERTY keyboard with only a few dozen keys? In his new book, The...

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Pramod Varma@pramodkvarma25 May 2024
I will be speaking at the Computer History Museum on May 30th evening. Tickets are free for in-person and virtual attendance. If you are around, see you there!👇 computerhistory.org/events/i… @ComputerHistory @NandanNilekani @CentreforDPI @EkStep_Org @IndiasporaForum @BecknProtocol

India's Digital Revolution

Watch the program on YouTube here! From launching a digital identity system used by 1.3 billion people, to evolving from a primarily cash-based society to the country with the highest volume of...

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Ken Shirriff
@kenshirriff4 Apr 2024
Replying to @kenshirriff @ComputerHistory
You can see the IBM 1401 in operation at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Demos are on Wednesdays and Saturdays. computerhistory.org/exhibits… 10/10

IBM 1401 Demo Lab

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Ken Shirriff
@kenshirriff14 Mar 2024
Happy Pi Day from the vintage IBM 1401 computer at @ComputerHistory! This image is composed of the digits of π, printed on the 1403 line printer.
Line-printer output on green-bar paper. It shows a large pi symbol, made out of the digits of pi.

ALT Line-printer output on green-bar paper. It shows a large pi symbol, made out of the digits of pi.

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Dag Spicer@dag_spicer11 Feb 2024
David Kahn, the world’s foremost historian of codebreaking, passed away at age 93 on Jan 24. His 1,000 page, 1967 book, "Codebreakers" introduced the world to cryptology, the science of secret codes. Dig deeper: tinyurl.com/4fvazw65 @ComputerHistory
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The @ComputerHistory Museum in Mountain View has been nominated for @USATODAY's best history museums! The CHM is the only California museum to be nominated, so be sure to give them some appreciation! The voting ends February 12 - vote while you can! bit.ly/3HGTNEz
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Sam Iglesias
@siglesias25 Jan 2024
40th Anniversary Mac event @ComputerHistory
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Mr. Macintosh
@ClassicII_MrMac25 Jan 2024
I watched the Mac@40 event last night live from the @ComputerHistory. It really enjoyed the entire program and was wonderful to hear from the original Mac team! It was also great to see @stevewoz there in the audience. He looked so healthy and happy!!!🥹
Harry McCracken
@harrymccracken25 Jan 2024
The reunion at the end of tonight’s Mac 40th anniversary event at the Computer History Museum (yep, Woz is in there).
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Brian Tong@briantong25 Jan 2024
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Mac at the @ComputerHistory Museum! #Mac40
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Carl Bass@carlbass12 Dec 2023
Here's the link to my upcoming talk with @amcafee at the @ComputerHistory Museum computerhistory.org/events/t…

The Geek Way

Watch the program here! Join us live at 7 p.m. What if the most important innovation in tech isn’t what companies make but how they make them? New York Times bestselling author Andrew McAfee will...

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✨Heidi Quicksilver✨@MissHQ28 Nov 2023
Join me: I'm raising funds to help the @ComputerHistory Museum empower digital citizens to make choices for a better future! #GivingTuesday2023 secure.givelively.org/donate…

Donate Now | Giving Tuesday 2023 by Computer History Museum

Thank you to everyone who supported CHM on Giving Tuesday. We are so inspired by what the CHM community was able to achieve. 185 donors contributed a total of $75,003....

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Kapor Center
@KaporCenter17 Nov 2023
A night at the @ComputerHistory Museum talking about Closing the Equity Gap with @TheRealFreada #MitchKapor + Liz Carey, Executive VP of Finance and Operations for Silicon Valley Community Foundation, moderated by @TroyCosey.
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Dag Spicer@dag_spicer27 Oct 2023
Yours tuly (left) on Wednesday at the Computer History Museum with Infineon System Architect Stephan Schächer, donating their ion-trap quantum processing unit prototype to CHM. Quantum computing is an exciting new paradigm for computation. @ComputerHistory @Infineon #Quantum
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RISC-V International
@risc_v17 Aug 2023
Our CTO @mark_riscv sat down with @ComputerHistory to reflect on the changes in the silicon industry over the course of his career and how #RISCV is opening up new opportunities for innovation. hubs.la/Q01_lrFd0
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Dag Spicer@dag_spicer27 Jun 2023
CHM celebrates the life of computing pioneer, fighter pilot, professor, and businessman Ed Fredkin, who passed away on June 13. Read about his remarkable life in this Computer History Museum oral history: tinyurl.com/5t4wcd3k @ComputerHistory @MIT @caltech @CarnegieMellon
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