Admiral Grace Hopper joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 at the age of 37. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer and wrote the first compiler for a computer programming language. When asked by Letterman how she knew so much about computers then, Hopper … Continue reading
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explains in a 2012 interview at TechCrunch Disrupt how not focusing on mobile traffic hurt his company’s initial public offering (IPO) and describes the worst mistake the company has ever made.
In this in-depth speech Steve Jobs explains exactly how the first Apple computer was built with “liberated” parts and describes how he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Inc.
Ron Wayne, Apple’s third co-founder, discusses how the idea for the company originated and describes the meeting he had with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak that led him to invest.
Apple’s Steve Wozniak explains why Ron Wayne, Apple’s original 3rd investor, decided to sell his shares before the company had its big break.
Famed science writer Arthur C. Clarke predicts the modern internet and home computer in this 1974 interview with ABC. Continue reading
Harry Garland, an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club, remembers when Bill Gates pleaded with the Club to stop copying Altair BASIC, an act considered the first form of software piracy. Continue reading
Lee Felsenstein, moderator of the Homebrew Computer Club, describes the process members had to follow if they wanted to speak and remembers using humor to control the arguments that would commonly break out. Continue reading
Steve Wozniack, co-founder of Apple, explains how his participation in the Homebrew Computer Club inspired the software and hardware he later created. Continue reading
Al Alcorn, Steve Jobs' boss at Atari Inc. discusses what it was like working with a young Steve Jobs. Continue reading
