We are saddened by the passing of @intel cofounder Gordon Moore earlier today. Moore was a longtime supporter and friend of CHM, personally and through the @MooreFound.
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- 25 years ago today, @tombraider debuted its heroine, Lara Croft. An icon of 90's gaming, the archaeologist-adventurer may be the most recognizable female character in video games. #TR25 computerhistory.org/revolution/com…
- Just Released to the Public! CP/M Operating System Source Code. Available for download here computerhistory.org/_static/atchm/…
- 40 years ago today @IBM introduced the IBM PC with 16 KB of RAM and a $1,565 price tag. It triggered a revolution that brought computers into daily life that continues to this day. Learn more. #tech bddy.me/3iEdbX2
- Today we also bid farewell to computing visionary Larry Tesler. Tesler created the idea of “cut, copy, & paste” and combined computer science training with a counterculture vision that computers should be for everyone. Watch Tesler’s CHM demo bit.ly/2SJjDig
- Did you know that #CSEdWeek is celebrated each year during the week of Grace Hopper’s birthday? Today would be her 115th birthday! Hopper developed the first compiler, A-0, and the programming language COBOL. @CSEdWeek @AnitaB_org Learn more: youtu.be/tld9C4o_qwQ
- We are saddened to share the passing of CHM Fellow Thomas Eugene Kurtz, co-creator of the BASIC programming language and Dartmouth Timesharing System. Read more about his remarkable life and contributions on our blog: hubs.li/Q02Yh8Xq0
- The Xerox PARC archive is now open for you to explore! With nearly 150,000 unique files, the archive covers an astonishing landscape: programming languages; graphics; printing and typography; and much more. Find all this and more on our site: bit.ly/3nJDAIn
- CHM has recovered source code, executables, and documentation files of all kinds from Xerox PARC’s shared server backup tapes and worked to make this enormous archive accessible to the public for the first time. Sign up for updates: bit.ly/3LOTsCw
- CHM is saddened to announce the passing of cofounder Gordon Bell on May 17, 2024. A pioneering engineer & computer scientist, Bell influenced computing from handhelds to supercomputers. He co-founded The Computer Museum, now the Computer History Museum and will be deeply missed.
- Today marks the 50th #anniversary of #Doug#Engelbart’s #MotherOfAllDemos.” We’re celebrating with newly released interviews by John Markoff and a number of events exploring the ongoing impact and lessons learned from Engelbart’s historic demo: bit.ly/2B2xCFX
- Today marks the 25th anniversary of the first text message, "Merry Christmas," sent by Vodafone’s Neil Papworth in 1992. Learn more in our exhibition, "Make Software: Change the World!" bit.ly/2iOeCGo
- Gary Starkweather, inventor of the laser printer, passed away on Dec 26, 2019. His prototype laser printer, built at Xerox PARC—the Dover—is on permanent display at CHM. Learn more about Starkweather and his contributions: bit.ly/2Nad6dr
