About Computer History Archives Project

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COMPUTER HISTORY ARCHIVES PROJECT is an independent educational and historical research project with the goal of preserving and sharing digital computer history. We produce educational material on vintage computers and restore vintage computer related films for discussion and comment. You are welcome to share your thoughts and experiences with vintage computers and other forms of vintage electronics. Thank you and Enjoy ! ~

Brief History of MOTOROLA 1930 - 1997 (auto radios, TV, Cell phones, microprocessors)

A brief history of MOTOROLA from 1930 to about 1997, originally produced for the “Motorola Museum of Electronics,” which opened in 1991, but unfortunately ceased operating years ago. Motorola is well known for radios, televisions, cellular phones and many other electronic devices. This is never…

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Computer Graphics: GIS Geographic Information System (database, mapping, ARCinfo, ARCview) 1988

An excellent promotional film from 34 years ago describes computer graphics applications integrated with databases to provide a Geographic Information System. Produced by ESRI, an international supplier of GIS software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications. The company was founded in …

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IBM 7070 Mainframe Computer film recovered (7074, 7080 transistorized mainframes) 1958 1960 1961

Computer History: This 1960 film announcing the Model 7070 mainframe, IBM’s first fully transistorized stored program computer, has not been available for over 60 years. Part of the 700/7000 series, the 7070 used 30,000 transistors and 22,000 diodes, on 14,000 SMS circuit boards. This color fil…

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