Computer History Museum

01 Sep 18

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The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the Information Age.

The Computer History Museum is a nonprofit organization with a four-decade history as the world’s leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, oral histories, and moving images.

The Museum brings computer history to life through large-scale exhibits, an acclaimed speaker series, a dynamic website, docent-led tours and an award-winning education program.

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14 Oct 15

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great website for teaching students about the history of computers

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30 Sep 15

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The history of computers is available on this website and was used to create my timeline. This was made for my first hour in 9th grade at Sumner Academy.

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20 Jul 15

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Located in Silicon Valley, CA, the online component of the museum had a wide range of exhibits on topics related to the history of computing.

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11 Jun 15

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By the fall of 1976, PARC's research was far enough along that a Xerox product group started to design products based on their prototypes. That was when I interviewed for a job, and was invited to try out an Alto personal computer. It’s hard to explain just how advanced the Alto seemed at the time. I took the job, and for the next four years I used an Alto to develop some of the software for Xerox's Star office automation system.

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Going Places:
A History of Silicon Valley

The HP Garage. The Apple Garage. The Google Garage. The Facebook House. It all happened here in Silicon Valley! Visit the museum and experience a one-of-kind immersive geographic tour highlighting the history of Silicon Valley on the Google Liquid Galaxy platform. This cluster of computers running Google Earth, Maps and Street View is a visually stunning, visitor controlled large-scale 5 panel surround screen environment. You’ve never experienced Silicon Valley like this before.

This exhibit is made possible through the generosity of Google.
2013 Fellows Awards

Each year, new Award recipients are inducted into the Museum's Hall of Fellows at a formal gala ceremony, which has grown into one of Silicon Valley's leading events. The next class of Fellows will be inducted on April 27, 2013.

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Revolutionaries Series on KQED

Tune in to on Tuesdays at 7pm on KQED Plus for the CHM Presents Revolutionaries Series. In the series, some of the most distinguished thought leaders in the computing field share their views on technology and
how it shapes our modern world.
The HP Garage. The Apple Garage. The Google Garage. The Facebook House. It all happened here in Silicon Valley! Visit the museum and experience a one-of-kind immersive geographic tour highlighting the history of Silicon Valley on the Google Liquid Galaxy platform. This cluster of computers running Google Earth, Maps and Street View is a visually stunning, visitor controlled large-scale 5 panel surround screen environment. You’ve never experienced Silicon Valley like this before.

This exhibit is made possible through the generosity of Google.