Computer History Museum

Core Magazine 2015

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moore’s Law with articles by Walter Isaacson, David C. Brock, Steven Levy, and Steve Jurvetson. Read about the remarkable career of Redactron CEO Evelyn Berezin. Visit the era of Big Iron for an exclusive glimpse into the Paul Pierce Collection. Learn about the media team’s exciting documentary efforts to bring you the making of Adobe's Photoshop Mix. Go on the road with Revolutionaries to NPR's Studio One in Washington, DC. Discover how our education team is empowering middle-school students with its new program Broadcom Presents Design_Code_Build. Read these stories and more in this issue of Core!

The Two-Napkin Protocol

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, Museum volunteer and guest blogger Guy Fedorkow look's at CHM’s 1401 computer from the point of view of what it COULD do, and its long-lasting impact on the development of business computing.

Hop To It: Developing the Kermit FTP

Oral history panelists Frank da Cruz, Bill Catchings, and Jeffrey Altman share their knowledge about the development, use, expansion, and conclusion of the Kermit file transfer protocol. Read about the origins of Kermit, its role in the student body at Columbia University, and its later role on a global scale here.

Revolutionaries Season 4 on KQED

Take your front row seat for these intriguing conversations with renowned Silicon Valley leaders and innovators. Computer History Museum's acclaimed speaker series, Revolutionaries, is now on KQED Plus with valuable insights into the process, risks and rewards of technological innovation. Click here for air times.