A history-focused newsletter that revisits the origins of personal computing and software distribution, with stories such as Apple's 1979 software catalog and Xerox PARC's early laser printing work. Each issue offers narrative accounts drawn from archival sources and older trade press.
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A blog and monthly PDF issue reviewing the people, products, and companies featured on the PBS series Computer Chronicles (1983-2002). It also publishes transcripts of podcast episodes with in-depth histories of companies like Brøderbund and Gavilan.
Long-form histories of companies and people in the computing industry, such as Matrox and MITS, the maker of the Altair 8800. Each issue draws on period sources like BYTE magazine to trace founders, products and business turning points.
A researcher-founder writes long-form explainers on computing history and robotics, unpacking topics like RL locomotion of humanoid robots, the ENIAC and EDVAC programming paradigms, and low-power on-chip state estimation. Readers get technically grounded, well-illustrated explanations with quantitative comparisons and historical context.
A personal essay newsletter on the philosophy and history of computing hardware, from laptop clamshell design to travel-edge computing and Unix interpreter files. It mixes anecdote, history and opinion in a witty, literate voice aimed at technically minded readers.
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