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Decoding Tech

Decoding Tech

By: Computer History Museum
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 Decoding Tech (from the Computer History Museum) explores the past, present and future of technology through conversations with today's leading experts as well as the pioneers and innovators of our on-going computing revolution. Programs are recorded live as a part of the museum's CHM Live events. Learn more at www.computerhistory.orgComputer History Museum Politics & Government
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  • Dialed In: The Prehistory of Social Media

    Dialed In: The Prehistory of Social Media
    Aug 20 2025

    Long before online forums and communities like Reddit and Discord, and even before the World Wide Web, bulletin board systems (BBSs) reigned supreme. In the 1980s and '90s, millions of people participated in more than 100,000 BBSs.

    Kevin Driscoll, author of the award-winning book The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media, and technology and society expert danah boyd joined CHM’s Marc Weber on stage to discuss the innovative world of BBSs and how they shaped today's digital world.

    This conversation was recorded on April 25, 2024 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as a part of the CHM Live series. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.

    To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Impact of the Commodore 64

    Impact of the Commodore 64
    Aug 6 2025

    With sales close to 17 million units, The Commodore 64 is the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. On December 7, 2007, John Markoff, tech reporter for The New York Times, moderated a panel at CHM to celebrate the Commodore's 25th anniversary.

    First, John chats with Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International, before being joined by former IBM exec William Lowe, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Adam Chowaniac who developed the Amiga.

    Note: there are few brief periods of Mic troubles that are quickly resolved.

    To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.

    To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography with Author Walter Isaacson

    Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography with Author Walter Isaacson
    Jul 23 2025

    Recorded only a few months after Steve Jobs passed away, his award-winning biographer, Walter Isaacson, joined CHM's CEO at the time, John Hollar, to discuss one of the most celebrated figures in computer history.

    This conversation was recorded on December 13, 2011 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as a part of the Revolutionaries series. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.

    To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
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    1 hr and 20 mins
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