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Exhibition charts the history of computing

Exhibition charts the history of computing

...Scott Ard/CNET NewsFor more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Computer History Museum opens new exhibit (photos) on CNET News. Get the latest... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Scott Ard

Acorn pioneers honoured by US computing award

...British scientists, Steve Furber and Sophie Wilson, have been honoured by the Computer History Museum in San Jose, California for their groundbreaking work on the... Read more

30 April, 2012
Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

...truth around them so that others can benefit by it."Photo credit: Computer History Museum Read more

25 August, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
Spacewar game marks 50th anniversary

Spacewar game marks 50th anniversary

...the user rather than efficient use of computer cycles, according to the Computer History Museum. Image credit: Computer History Museum Read more

13 February, 2012 by Martin LaMonica
DEC's 40 years of innovation

DEC's 40 years of innovation

...selection of DEC's landmarks, presented in memory of Olsen.Photo credit: Computer History Museum Read more

12 February, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
London's Science Museum links tech history

London's Science Museum links tech history

...A replica of the Difference Engine No 2 also exists in the Computer History Museum in California. A project to create the full Analytical Engine... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

Salesforce chief: Enterprise tech lacks innovation

...software. Some enterprise technology applications and companies are "a lot like a computer history museum," Benioff told the audience. "Consumers and kids out of college... Read more

8 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Intel Research Day spotlights at-home tech

Intel Research Day spotlights at-home tech

...at Intel's ninth annual Research Day held on Wednesday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Once a year, Intel's researchers... Read more

1 July, 2010 by Erica Ogg

The hidden roots of the web: fifty years of PLATO

...Silicon Valley we dropped in on the PLATO@50 event at the Computer History Museum. A celebration of the PLATO project, it covered the project... Read more

18 June, 2010
Silicon Valley Roots & Shoots 1.3

Silicon Valley Roots & Shoots 1.3

...he is a business consultant, travel writer, and semiconductor curator at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. About Sutro Media This guide is... Read more

29 April, 2012
Retro Computers 1.0

Retro Computers 1.0

...Flickr and Wikipedia, special thanks goes to: old-computers.com, atarimuseum.com, computer history museum (computerhistory.org) for their great work of showcasing and documenting... Read more

21 July, 2011

Photos: Apple's Antennagate, Farnborough air show and Windows Phone 7

...working on with its annual Research Day held last month at the Computer History Museum in California. Once per year, the Research Day gives Intel... Read more

2 August, 2010 by silicon.com staff
Babbage's Difference Engine No 2 brought to life

Babbage's Difference Engine No 2 brought to life

...exhibition, the Difference Engine will be moved to his private collection. Credit: Computer History Museum Read more

12 May, 2008 by Kara Tsuboi

Commodore 64 celebrates 25th birthday

...its legacy was celebrated on Monday with an anniversary presentation at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. The Commodore 64 was released in September... Read more

12 December, 2007 by Marcus Browne
US tech chief outlines nation's IT strategy

US tech chief outlines nation's IT strategy

At a Churchill Club event held at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, California, US chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra... Read more

13 August, 2009 by ZDNet UK

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