History of Computing Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

lecture#1363

Colossus - The Greatest Secret in the History of Computing

The Centre for Computing History

“It was very worth the watch, lots of fascinating tidbits including some stories of unsung heroes / geniuses.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

explainer#1374

Xanadu Basics 1a - VISIBLE CONNECTION

TheTedNelson

“Ted Nelson recently did a series of videos on the important ideas in Xanadu. Start here”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

talk#1459

ARCHIVE TEAM: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack

textfilesdotcom

“gave a fantastically entertaining talk about how they saved Geocities, Yahoo! Video, and Friendster”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

documentary#1487

The REAL Story On Why Space Cadet Pinball Was Removed (ft. Windows on Itanium)

NCommander

“If you have the time, I highly recommend checking out the NCommander's video talking about Space Cadet Pinball.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

demo#1498

Sketchpad, by Dr. Ivan Sutherland with comments by Alan Kay

David Carroll

“one of Alan Kay's favorite demos over the years has been to show folks Sketchpad,”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

interview#1551

Ted Nelson in Herzog's "Lo and Behold"

TheTedNelson

“I've grown to find this interview almost magical.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

documentary#1679

Birth of BASIC

Dartmouth

“The Birth of BASIC documentary that Dartmouth did for the 50th anniversary is excellent and features him prominently”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

other#1681

Halt and Catch Fire - Sales Call [ "A16" Scene ]

c102030

“one of my favorite scenes from Halt and Catch Fire”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

lecture#1705

Seymour Papert 1983

Cynthia Solomon

“One really powerful idea he had was ensuring that we stay "somatic" with our computer instruction”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

talk#1727

A Narrative History of BSD, Dr. Kirk McKusick

bsdconferences

“but the whole thing is excellent.”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

interview#1842

Morris Chang, in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang

Computer History Museum

“here's a fascinating conversation from 5 years ago between Morris Chang (founder and chairman, TSMC) and Jen-Hsun Huang (CEO, Nvidia)”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

interview#1865

The Mind Behind Windows: Dave Cutler

Dave's Garage

“there is an excellent 3 hour long interview with Dave Cutler on that channel.”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

demo#1967

Erlang: The Movie (Fixed Audio)

CH1LLW4VE

“the most glorious 11 minutes of some programmers explaining how their creation works you will ever see”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2021

talk#2000

"Uptime 15,364 days - The Computers of Voyager" by Aaron Cummings

Strange Loop Conference

“this talk was really good”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

commentary#2029

Computers for Cynics 0 - The Myth of Technology

TheTedNelson

“Ted has a knack for reframing things in ways that make the arbitrariness of certain historical decisions clear”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

talk#2033

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

University of Utah

“It's a very interesting presentation, from the history to the mechanics of how it works, to the possibilities.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

documentary#2064

The KGB, the Computer, and Me.

DragonFartOutLoud

“Then check out the old Nova documentary about the story”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#2081

Edsger W. Dijkstra on Dutch TV

Yin Wang

“For anyone interested in seeing the human side of Dijkstra, I recommend this documentary”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

explainer#2085

Cracking Enigma in 2021 - Computerphile

Computerphile

“would be a good place to start.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#2100

The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)

The Computer Chronicles

“If you want to know how was he IRL I recommend watching Computer chronicles.”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

talk#2113

Joe Armstrong & Jeremy Ruston - Intertwingling the Tiddlywiki with Erlang | Code Mesh LDN 18

Code Sync

“great talk by its creator Jeremy Ruston and the late creator of Erlang, Joe Armstrong”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

documentary#2209

Birth of The Transistor: A video history of Japan's electronic industry. (Part 1)

RC286

“There is a four-part documentary I saw on YouTube that went into much more (fascinating) detail.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

demo#2279

Lotus Improv for NeXT 1990

Thierry Hubert

“for anyone who hasn't seen Lotus Improv before and is both curious about what it did differently”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

talk#2280

Computer Science - A Guide for the Perplexed • Joe Armstrong • GOTO 2018

GOTO Conferences

“One of my favorite talks by Joe Armstrong”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2021

documentary#2327

Seymour Papert

Seth Morabito

“I firmly believe that we'd all be better off if THIS guy had been the one to introduce computers to the common man”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

interview#2370

3dfx Oral History Panel with Ross Smith, Scott Sellers, Gary Tarolli, and Gordon Campbell

Computer History Museum

“This is a really great retrospective on 3dfx from four of the founders.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

documentary#2442

Part 1 - Training Video for Bell Labs' Holmdel Computing Center - AT&T Archives

AT&T Tech Channel

“This is one of my favorites, about people submitting their code to get processed at their computing center”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

explainer#2474

The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)

Technology Connections

“The computer free automation of a jukebox from the 1970s is an eye opener”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

demo#2482

Self: The Movie;

Jecel Assumpção Jr

“This is a good demo of what could be done in the Self environment”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

talk#2494

DEF CON 18 - Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles

DEFCONConference

“Related, and a personal favorite of mine”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

demo#2499

Alan Kay Demos GRaIL

Vincent Gable

“Pretty amazing stuff, even today.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

interview#2539

Oral History of Donald Knuth Part 1

Computer History Museum

“It's a _really_ long interview, +7 hours. But it's also superb.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

documentary#2552

BBS The.Documentary Part 4 - Fidonet

bbsers

“A great documentary on FidoNet's rise with superb music and universal themes”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

talk#2574

"How to Think about Parallel Programming: Not!" - Guy L. Steele Jr. (Strange Loop 2010)

Strange Loop Conference

“It's a fantastic talk in its own right”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#2600

Apollo Core Rope Memory (Apollo Guidance Computer Part 30)

CuriousMarc

“Here,s a deep, deep dive into AGC rope memory.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

talk#2628

Here I Stand, at Age 80

TheTedNelson

“Strongly recommended, and I'm grateful that he recorded this historical treasure.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

documentary#2667

GENERAL MAGIC - Official Trailer

General Magic and the Soul of Tech

“Highly recommend the documentary on General Magic.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

talk#2687

The Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer - Brian Troutwine

Erlang Solutions

“The Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer" is a wonderful talk”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019

interview#2689

Susan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)

erg0steur

“I think some of us (me included) would do well to keep this video in mind when explaining technology to non-technical people.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

demo#2739

Lyle Bickley explains the PDP-1 (and we play the original Spacewar!)

CuriousMarc

“it's quite an impressive machine.”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

interview#2749

Oral History of Dave Cutler Part 1

Computer History Museum

“The Computer History Museum oral history interview with David Cutler is also very good”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

demo#2756

Lisp Editing in the 80s - Interlisp SEdit

thoughtupquick

“Dan Ingalls (one of the original authors of Smalltalk) in a 2017 demo of Smalltalk 76”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2021

talk#2773

Here's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe

SHARE Association

“it's an entertaining 45 minutes”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

lecture#2787

NeWS: A Networked and Extensible Window System, lecture by James Gosling

Computer History Museum

“Here's James Gosling (you know, guy that invented Java) talking about it for an hour or so from 1990”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

interview#2839

The Origins of APL - 1974

Catherine Lathwell

“a video from 1974, where Iverson, Falkoff, and others discuss the origins of APL. It was a pleasure to watch.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

explainer#2871

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world

Tom Scott

“This tank simulator from the 1970s is a great example of early VR”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

demo#2882

BeOS DEMO VIDEO

koyhoge

“Tell me why microkernels are too slow when they can only do this on 90's era hardware”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

interview#2890

The Great 202 Jailbreak - Computerphile

Computerphile

“explained the brilliant and exiting history of this paper and its recreation, as well as the history of Phototypesetters.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024