History of computing videos
Browse videos about History of computing, with summaries, creators and original Hacker News discussion links.
231 videos in the full category, ordered by recommendation score.
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45:12Here's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe
49:39NeWS: A Networked and Extensible Window System, lecture by James Gosling
55:44The Origins of APL - 1974
4:40This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
19:54BeOS DEMO VIDEO
19:55The Great 202 Jailbreak - Computerphile
56:58The KGB, the Computer, and Me (Complete)
26:52The Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)
16:29Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
1:32:48General Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, Business
9:24Making of Second Reality / Future Crew
31:39The Secret Life of the Radio - Remastered
11:09The IBM 1401 mainframe runs "Edith"
2:55:13Oral History of Gary Davidian, part 2 of 2
1:32:16Commodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration
2:41:18Seminar with Alan Kay on Object Oriented Programming (VPRI 0246)
13:59MENACE: the pile of matchboxes which can learn
3:21Ray Kurzweil on "I've Got a Secret"
12:01SGI Indigo2: An $86,000 Workstation from 1995
7:26Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restoration
30:36Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
3:55:45Oral History of Chuck Peddle
8:36The 3D-Printed Curta Calculator
19:37Why is Japan So Weak in Software?
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4:58:53BBS the Documentary [Full HD]
17:34Leap Technology
9:00Altair 8800 - Video #7.1 - Loading 4K BASIC with a Teletype
4:35Speedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 1984
48:40Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)
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