Stories - 91��

Collection Unbound

hhackford — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:56:44 +0000

Open91�� is now open to the public! A new digital portal with advanced search features and new storytelling and discovery tools, it provides a digital experience that brings the history of the technology revolution to life. Go behind-the-scenes to learn how this complex, multi-year project came together.

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Secrets of Siri

hhackford — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:39:41 +0000

A long-secret interview with the team that created Siri, and recent follow-up interviews with both the technical architect and visionary main investors, reveal that many of the solutions the Siri team came up with fifteen years ago may still apply to agentic AI today.

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Explorers of the Lost Computers

hhackford — Thu, 08 May 2025 15:55:52 +0000

In 2006, 91�� curators traveled to Germany to follow a lead on an abandoned collection of historical computing artifacts. In a three-story warehouse, they found a real-world timeline of computing history. After days of exploring and assessing, they brought back nearly 2,000 items for the permanent collection.

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Computers and Games Love Story

hhackford — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:32:35 +0000

Computers and computer games grew up together and have been inseparable now for over 40 years. It’s been a match made in heaven for the billions of people worldwide that enjoy playing games on computers. Explore highlights of some of our favorite computer game artifacts from the collection.

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Chatbots Decoded

hhackford — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:43:35 +0000

Explore an online version of our Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI exhibit now showing at 91��. Check out chatbot artifacts and learn about the long history of chatbots. Discover what they are, how they work, and why they matter. Get insights from experts and gain an understanding of the artificial intelligence and the large language models that help chatbots mimic human interaction.

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The Biography of a Discovery

hhackford — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:27:23 +0000

One item in a new collection fascinated 91�� curator David Brock—an early video recording, made in 1968, with explanatory notes by industrial psychologist Robert Dunlop. The notes told of an inventive computer system at IBM headquarters that Brock had never heard anything about. A demo of the system was captured on the long obsolete video. Could it be restored, and would it change history?

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Trailblazers and Change Agents

tluong — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:30:33 +0000

Not all who push for change join a protest march. Instead, some people serve as role models or educate the next generation. Others may build content for their communities, start new programs, or shatter glass ceilings. Meet nine talented individuals who led the way for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) contributions in computing and explore related materials from the 91�� collection.

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Math Whizzes and Computing Pros

hhackford — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:07:27 +0000

Far from being “hidden figures,” women have been working in computing since the earliest days of the new field. They’ve often faced gender bias and discrimination in their own families, schools, and the workplace when pursuing their interest in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. But they’ve always been there, in plain sight, for those who look for them. Meet some amazing women in tech.

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