IT History Society

Dedicated to Preserving IT History through Y2K

The IT History Society (ITHS) is an international group of over 700 members working together to document, preserve, catalog, and research the history of Information Technology (IT). Comprised of individuals, academicians, corporate archivists, curators of public institutions, and hobbyists, our online resources include:

A global network of IT historians and archivists

Our exclusive International Database of Historical and Archival Sites

IT Honor Roll of people who have made a noteworthy contribution to the industry

Records of Hardware, Software, and Companies databases

Technology Quotes

An active Blog

...and more!

Latest Blog Posts

19 May

Tribute to Larry Roberts - Under Appreciated Internet and Packet Switching Pioneer

Introduction: Only a small handful of people can truly be called the grandparents of the Internet, but only one of them was also a pioneer in X.25 pub... read more

26 Apr

Are Americans in danger of losing their Internet?

It’s hard to imagine life without the Internet: no smart phones, tablets, PCs, Netflix, the kids without their games. Impossible, you say? Not reall... read more

06 Jan

Tribute to radio and wireless transmission inventor Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla, whose name Elon Musk chose for his electric car company, was on the cover of Time magazine in 1931 for his achievements. Unfortunately, ... read more

22 Mar

Andy Grove, ex-Intel CEO & Silicon Valley icon, dies at 79

There are several excerpted articles and quotes from those that worked for or with Andy Grove at Intel: San Jose Mercury article by Steve Johnson (edi... read more

14 Nov

Amdahl Recollection

On 11/13/2015 the NY Times printed the obituary of Eugene Amdahl , which prompted this recollection of him. His revolutionary attack on IBM with plug-... read more

15 Oct

Oct 29, 2015: IEEE Special Citation for the Computer History Museum, Unveiling/Celebration

IEEE Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section is proud to present this Special Citation at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View at noon on the 29th. T... read more

15 Aug

Excellent Flash Memory Summit (FMS) History session with Eli Harari

On Thursday, August 13, 2015, a FMS audience enjoyed a marvelous "conversation" between FMS Technical Chair Brian Berg and SanDisk founder Eli Harari.... read more

03 Aug

Help on a History of IBM

Dear fellow members of ITHS, I am an historian, serve on the board of ITHS, and worked at IBM for 38 years. Some of you may have seen books I have wri... read more

The History of IT is nostalgic educational rewarding valuable for hobbyists and professionals alike.

Dedicated to Preserving IT History through Y2K

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