[SIGCIS-Members] Annals 48(1) now available

[Troy Astarte]

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of IEEE Annals of the History of Computing is available to read online. It is a standard issue, with our usual mix of research articles and department contributions. Please accept my apologies for the delay in sharing this with you; it has been quite the couple of months here at Swansea University.

Find it on IEEE Xplore<https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=11442821&punumber=85> or CSDL<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01> as you prefer.

Table of Contents:

Editorial
From the Editor’s Desk<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442831/2eXehQZVdFm>
by Troy Astarte<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Troy&surname=Astarte>

Articles
The Hunting of the Babbages: A Decade in the Life of Garry Tee<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11122109/2965OCJbAYM>
by Brian E. Carpenter<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Brian%20E.&surname=Carpenter>

Whirlwind and the Roots of Continental Air Defense<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11087694/28xeMyStaYo>
by Guy C. Fedorkow<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Guy%20C.&surname=Fedorkow>

Electronic Design Automation in Two Industrial Research Laboratories<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11270154/2bZpKFRKKPK>
by Mark Kahrs<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Mark&surname=Kahrs>

A Turnkey Platform: MediaTek’s Chips and Engineering Culture That Transformed the Global Handset Market and User Experience in the Early 21st Century<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11016050/273BxB3Rrc4>
by Chen-Pang Yeang<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Chen-Pang&surname=Yeang>, Wen-Ching Sung<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Wen-Ching&surname=Sung>, Zhixiang Cheng<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Zhixiang&surname=Cheng>

Department: Anecdotes
History of CRMS APL<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442828/2eXehpB3Ybe>
by Paul McJones<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Paul&surname=McJones>

Department: Think Piece
Weird A.I.<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442847/2eXeigMA4eI>
by Benjamin Lindquist<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Benjamin&surname=Lindquist>

Department: Events & Sightings
Notes From the 2025 SIGCIS Meeting: Power Surge (Virtual Edition)<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442846/2eXejPmaFZC>
by Morgan Ames<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Morgan&surname=Ames>, Ekaterina Babintseva<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Ekaterina&surname=Babintseva>, Xiaochang Li<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Xiaochang&surname=Li>, Colette Perold<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Colette&surname=Perold>, Gili Vidan<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Gili&surname=Vidan>

Paths to “Informatik”: Values, Machines, Sciences<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442841/2eXeiN3sw7u>
by Elisabetta Mori<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Elisabetta&surname=Mori>

Computer in Germany: New Perspectives in Digital History and Computer Archaeology<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442822/2eXeiAnbDOM>
by Nina Neuscheler<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Nina&surname=Neuscheler>

IEEE Swiss Computing History Conference and Exhibition<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/01/11442837/2eXeiVSJ8TS>
by Michel Bron<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Michel&surname=Bron>, Felix Wirth<https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Felix&surname=Wirth>

Best,

Dr. Troy Kaighin Astarte (they/them / nhw)

I often dictate messages due to motor disability; please forgive any oddities resulting.

Senior Lecturer, Computer Science and Head of Year 3 / Uwch Darlithydd, Cyfrifiadureg a Phennaeth Blwyddyn 3
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Editor-in-Chief / Prif Olygydd, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing

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