• CHM Event Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sun Micro’s SPARC Microprocessor

    Updated: 2012-11-22 01:14:29
    On November 1, 2012, a panel of Sun Micro luminaries discussed how the company “bet the ranch” on the SPARC microprocessor at an early and critical stage of the company’s development.   The panel was expertly moderated by my Northeastern University MSEE classmate Dave House. CHM CEO/Prez John Hollar did a great job introducing and closing the [...]

  • The WITCH is Back: 61 year old computer lives again!

    Updated: 2012-11-22 00:38:09
    After a three-year restoration project at The National Museum of Computing, the Harwell Dekatron (aka WITCH) computer was rebooted on 20 November 2012 to become the world’s oldest original working digital computer. Now in its seventh decade and in its fifth home, the computer with its flashing lights and clattering printers and readers provides an [...]

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