THE LIVING ARCHIVE

From punched cards to autonomous collaborators: the ideas, people, languages and systems that taught machines to follow—and increasingly interpret—human intent.

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ARDC and Digital Equipment: The Venture Bet That Proved Technology Startups Could Compound

American Research and Development's $70,000 equity investment in Digital Equipment Corporation demonstrated that institutional venture capital could turn technical talent into a new computer company—and let patient ownership compound for years.

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