Computer History Living Well in San Francisco

摘要

One of the advantages of living in the San Francisco Bay Area—a longtime hub of technological innovation—is the ability to attend events that add to one's knowledge of the evolution of computer and Internet technology. Earlier this year, I was able to attend one of the Computer History Museum's Speaker Series, which featured Steve Case, the founder and former CEO of America Online. The informal talk was led by Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal's PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY columnist. The Case-Mossberg discussion was introduced by Donna Dubinsky, a trustee of the Computer History Museum and a technology veteran who was, notably, the founder of Handspring. Dubinsky says the Museum is in a state of evolution since moving into its new building in October 2002, and working to build its significance. Its already extensive collection includes exhibits dealing with software, hardware, underlying technologies, graphics systems, networking, the Internet, and much more. A focal aspect of museum activities is its active lecture series, which Donna described as "nostalgia for geeks."