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 troyastarte.com<https://troyastarte.com> For students: my drop in hours are on my website (office CoFo 407) I fyfyrwyr: mae fy oriau swyddfa ar y fewnrwyd. Meeting booking: via Office Booking<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/8e101a47e22e4af793d033901758d0e4@Swansea.ac.uk/meetingtype/SVRwCe7HMUGxuT6WGxi68g2?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink>. Zoom office: https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/my/t.k.astarte Every email has a cost to the climate. Please think before sending short emails. Mae gan bob e-bost gost i’r hinsawdd. Meddyliwch cyn i chi anfon e-byst byr.