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. Find it on IEEE Xplore <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=11547327&punumber=85> or CSDL <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02> as you prefer. Table of Contents: Features Meet Some Girls: Encoding Heteronormativity Into the History of Computing <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11482837/2fLmNO5H7c4> by Sheila C. Murphy <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Sheila%20C.&surname=Murphy> Discriminating Data: How LGBTQ+ Computer Scientists, Engineers, and High-Tech Professionals Used Data Collection and Computational Analysis to Advocate for Queer Labor Rights <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11397530/2e9QTzm7OI8> by Alex D. Ketchum <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alex%20D.&surname=Ketchum> Precision Matters: AI and the Triumph of Strategic Ambiguity <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11421435/2eApmboNJny> by Alison Langmead <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alison&surname=Langmead>, Christopher J. Phillips <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Christopher%20J.&surname=Phillips> Databasing the Face: The Rise of Data-Centrism in Computerized Facial Expression Recognition <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11313527/2cGz8K0Qdnq> by Heewon Kim <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Heewon&surname=Kim> Department: anecdotes Assembling and Training the Perceptron: A Personal Account <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547336/2gZIxqxjYQ0> by George Osborn Jensen <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=George%20Osborn&surname=Jensen>, David E. Dunning <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=David%20E.&surname=Dunning> Department: think pieces Is It Too Early to Talk “Quantum Software”? <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547333/2gZIwMKDMvm> by Hassan Soubra <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Hassan&surname=Soubra> Department: people of computing Jean-Raymond Abrial: A Scientific Biography of a Formal Methods Pioneer <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547343/2gZIvYG8UTK> by Jonathan P. Bowen <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Jonathan%20P.&surname=Bowen>, Henri Habrias <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Henri&surname=Habrias> Department: events and sightings Notes From the HaPoC 8 Conference <https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2026/02/11547340/2gZIvRD0EAo> by Gregor Zurowski <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Gregor&surname=Zurowski>, Henri Stéphanou <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Henri&surname=St%E9phanou>, Alexander Gschwendtner <https://www.computer.org/csdl/search/default?type=author&givenName=Alexander&surname=Gschwendtner> Best, Dr. Troy Kaighin Astarte (they/them / nhw) I often dictate messages due to motor disability; please forgive any oddities resulting. Editor-in-Chief / Prif Olygydd, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing Senior Lecturer, Computer Science and Head of Year 3 / Uwch Darlithydd, Cyfrifiadureg a Phennaeth Blwyddyn 3 Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe