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Evan Koblentz

Technology Rewind

Dozens of computer pioneer videos now online

Dozens of videos of recent speeches by pioneers of the computer industry are now on YouTube, thanks to the Computer History Museum, the Mountain View, Calif. organization announced this week.

Many of the CHM's videos already were on its own site, but they partnered with YouTube because of bandwidth issues. An important side effect is that YouTube can bring scores of new viewers who otherwise wouldn't seek out the CHM resources.

In addition to the YouTube videos, there are high-resolution versions and additional videos still available directly from the CHM.

Nothing beats visiting the CHM in person. I've been there four times and there are always new and exciting exhibits, particularly in the "visible storage" warehouse and in system restoration rooms. But I live on the east coast, so attending their lectures is impossible. Video is the next-best option.

What People Are Saying

Pioneer vidoes

These are a find resource. And nothing very ostentatious or formal. In one panel discussion we see Trip Hawkins defeated by "windshear" on a microphone, and a guy in the audience trying to repair the microphone handed him.

Just like the old days, when the 8mm or 16mm film projector WOULD NOT work ... and at least a dozen geeks were up and running to fix it. And the fix always took 20 minutes.
--Mike

Great Videos

Wow, I keep forgetting how old that I am. Seeing some of these people remind me of the early days of computing and how we wished that things would be easier to do. Great videos! A definite trip through memory lane!