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A nostalgic look at Gateway 2000's intentionally goofy print ads from the 1990s, chronicling the company's quirky marketing style and founder Ted Waitt's larger-than-life persona.
The article tells the story of Google legendary engineer Jeff Dean and his old friend Sanjay Ghemawat’s 27-year partnership and friendship, reviews their contributions to Google and the entire computing world, and mentions that Jeff Dean left Google to start a new company using AI to accelerate science and engineering.
Martin Casado asks for book recommendations about how the math and physics communities reacted to early computers solving integrals previously thought impossible to solve analytically, noting this reception is a missing piece of tech history knowledge.
A personal essay recounting the author's experience starting at Google in 2007, describing the company's unique culture, the charismatic founders, and the intense corporate indoctrination.
A detailed history of the Rekursiv processor, a custom object-oriented CPU from the 1980s Scottish hi-fi company Linn Products, which pioneered hardware memory safety and persistent object storage. The article notes that these ideas are now appearing in modern ARM CHERI cores.
The article recounts the founding and early years of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), detailing its origins in model rocketry telemetry and its pivot to electronics kits, including the Opticom, which later led to the development of the Altair 8800 personal computer.
Vinton Cerf, co-creator of TCP/IP, is retiring from his role as Google's chief internet evangelist after over 20 years. At the Open Frontier conference, he discussed the need for formal standards in AI agent interoperability.
John Carmack reflects on the key mistakes in Quake's development that led to the decline of id Software, including technical overambition, overworking staff, and poor corporate structure.
A personal reflection on 25 years of maintaining a website, reviewing the technological transformations from early 8-bit computers to modern high-performance systems.
John Carmack shares a tribute to Fabrice Bellard, highlighting his foundational software contributions that power streaming services like YouTube and Netflix.
This article details the historical development of laser printing at Xerox PARC, including the EARS system, Bravo word processor, and Press page description language, which ultimately paved the way for Apple's LaserWriter and Adobe Systems.
A personal essay reflecting on Yahoo's 2009 acquisition of the Arab portal Maktoob, which led to the demise of its vibrant forums and the loss of a unique cultural record of early Arab internet life, as Yahoo prioritized monetizing email accounts.
A documentary about the 40-year history of C++ premiered on YouTube, featuring key figures like Bjarne Stroustrup and highlighting its evolution from Bell Labs to global adoption.
Sam Altman recalls how in 2014, the concept of OpenAI was widely dismissed by established figures in the field, but the team persisted in their goal to create an AGI lab.
An interview with author Geoffrey Cain about his book 'Steve Jobs in Exile,' which examines Jobs' overlooked years at NeXT Computer (1985-1997) and how that period shaped Apple's later success.
The article highlights the drastic shift in production capabilities, contrasting the massive resources needed for The Matrix 23 years ago with the potential for AI to replicate such scenes quickly today.
A retrospective interview with a former Bell Labs employee discussing the applied division's mundane but critical work, contrasting it with the famous research achievements at Murray Hill.
AOL shuts down its innovative Nullsoft division in 2004, marking the end of an era for founder Justin Frankel and tools like Winamp and Gnutella.
Bliss is the iconic default wallpaper for Microsoft Windows XP, originally photographed by Charles O'Rear in 1996 in Northern California.