CHM Blog
The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections, and exhibits. Connecting the past to the present and into the future, we decode technology for everyone.
Guest Blog
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CHM Live, Guest Blog
The HP Ways: Lessons on Strategy and Culture
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
HP was once famous and admired for its culture. The “HP Way” shaped several generations of companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. HP’s culture has been a source of significant advantages and challenges for the company under many different leaders. In this article, we can trace the lessons from where and how HP’s cultu
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Guest Blog
50th Anniversary of the HP 2116 Minicomputer
Monday, November 7, 2016
Amidst a sea of computer vendors, the 1966 Fall Joint Computer Conference booth for an obscure instrument manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard, was insignificant. Their lone product, the HP 2116, said “Computer” on the front panel, but the company called it an “Instrumentation Controller.” Founder David Packard was clear: “We
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From the Collection, Guest Blog
Personal Computing 1984: PC Pragmatists, Macintosh Visionaries & the Future of Portability
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
This is the fourth of five video releases of Boston Computer Society (BCS) General Meetings, by the Computer History Museum
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From the Collection, Guest Blog
Personal Computing 1983: Innovation Bursting in Every Direction
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
This is the third of five video releases of The Boston Computer Society (BCS) General Meetings, by the Computer History Museum.
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From the Collection, Guest Blog
The Boston Computer Society: Dawn of the Business Personal Computer and Cost-Efficient Home PC
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
This is the second of five video releases of Boston Computer Society (BCS) General Meetings, by the Computer History Museum.
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Guest Blog
The Analytical Engine: 28 Plans and Counting
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
December 10, 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ada Byron, later Countess of Lovelace, most famous for her 1843 description of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
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Guest Blog
Ada Lovelace Day
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Today is Ada Lovelace Day the beginning of festivities to honor Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace whose 200th birthday will be celebrated on 10 December. She was a remarkable woman.
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From the Collection, Guest Blog
The Boston Computer Society Presents: 1981 Forum on the Future of Personal Computers
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
This is the first of five video releases of The Boston Computer Society (BCS) General Meetings, by the Computer History Museum.
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Guest Blog
Amiga Computing at the Computer History Museum
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Amiga computer celebrated its 30th birthday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California July 25-26, 2015. For a dedicated group of users, its technical achievements were fondly remembered and recognized. Launched at the Lincoln Center in New York in 1985, the Amiga 1000 was the first affordable mult
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Guest Blog
About the Computer History Museum’s IBM 1401 Machines
Thursday, February 19, 2015
We’ve all heard it: “Today, your phone has a zillion times more processing power than giant computers that filled an entire room in days past!” Rather than review bits and bytes, let’s look at CHM’s 1401 computer from the point of view of what it can do, and its long-lasting impact on the development of business comput