Hello world!

# I'm Evan Koblentz: computer historian, science writer, Lego robotics hobbyist, marathon runner, and more. You can reach me at evan(at)snarc(dot)net. I'm on Facebook (mostly private posts) and LinkedIn.

# Were you looking for my Lego projects website? That's at BrickHacks.com.

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I am an adjunct instructor and science writer at New Jersey Institute of Technology. I teach CS-210: Technical History of Computing in NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing and write for the Office of Strategic Communications. I am also the faculty advisor to the NJIT Lego Club.

# I've been an author, adviser, and/or expert source on computer history topics for 4BC News Talk 1116, the Asbury Park Press, ArsTechnica, Bankrate.com (also via MSN Money and Fox Business), BBC Radio, CBS Radio New York, CNN [alternate link], Daily Tech News Show, Esquire, Hackaday (many times), IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE Spectrum (here and here), IEEE The Institute, Information & Culture, the John Mauchly estate, Marketwatch, National Geographic TV, News 12 New Jersey [alternate link], NJ Tech Weekly, Nokia Bell Labs, NPR (KPCC/Southern California), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Reuters, San Jose Mercury News (here and here), SD Times, Slashdot (here, here, and here), The Wall Street Journal (archived), Today (NBC News), Yahoo Movies, and ZDnet.

# My primary expertise is the history of portable computers. Click here for my book, "Abacus to smartphone: The evolution of mobile and portable computers". I was an adviser for the mobile computing portion of the Computer History Museum's "Revolution" exhibit. I often serve as a resource for other historians, media [Modern Marvels, MSNBC, International Journal of Mobile Human-Computer Interaction], and students. I perform patent research as a contractor via VintageTech. "Thank you, Beep!"

# I also study the history of 1940s mainframes; 1970s-1980s personal computers; the history of the computer industry in New Jersey; and several related subjects.

# I frequently lecture and/or exhibit at hobbyist events such as Hackers On Planet Earth, Maker Faire, New Jersey Science & Engineering Festival, Philadelphia Science Carnival, Trenton Computer Festival, and Vintage Computer Festival.

# I participate in the Society for the History of Technology's Special Interest Group for Computers, Information, and Society.

# Click here for my vintage Lego robotics site ("Minds Before the Storm").

# I founded and currently administer a Facebook group called Square Pistons dedicated to 1970s-1980s Lego Expert Builder and vintage Technic sets.

# I founded and currently administer a Facebook group called BrickHacks for discussions about modifying Lego parts, building your own Lego parts, and using non-Lego parts in your own creations.

# I worked for ~20 years as a technology journalist. My work appeared in Electronic Component News, eWeek, the former FierceEnterprise, IEEE The Institute, Law Technology News, Light Reading, Mobile Enterprise, PC Magazine, TechRepublic, Technology Review, TMC Labs, Wireless Week, and elsewhere.

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Past involvement:

# I co-founded and was president of Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists (MARCH) from 2004-2015. I co-founded, was chairman, and then served as executive director of Vintage Computer Federation from 2015-2019. VCF is a nationwide 501(c)3 organization that enables collectors / hobbyists and spreads awareness about the history of computing.

# I published a weekly e-newsletter, Technology Rewind [formerly Computer Collector], from Jan. 2004 to March 2006. In that role I was cited by BusinessWeek TV, eWeek, IEEE History Center, and TMCnet. Click here for the newsletter archives. Later I blogged for Computerworld.