In January 2008, HCS received a generous grant from FAS IT to completely rebuild the computer systems that support our popular services. In June 2008, we purchased nearly $25,000 worth of hardware. Now, after almost a year of intense development, HCS-NextGen is here.

The Harvard Computer Society has been a "driving force" in the development and deployment of computers at Harvard since well before the fall of the Soviet Union (or the very least, we've met weekly to talk about computers and technology and eat pizza since at least 1983). We do whatever we're interested in (and, by proxy, whatever you're interested in, if you join us) but we have a number of ongoing and currently active projects that tend to consume our time.

Come to Science Center Hall D from 5:30PM to 7:00PM on Tuesday, March 31st, to Larry Wall, inventor of of Perl talk about its history and current development! Co-sponsored by SEAS.

Join us for an unedited version of the history of Perl, its current development and much wit and panache.

HCS welcomes club alumnus Ivan Krstić to discuss security on the desktop, why it isn't, and how it might be. Join us this Thursday, March 5 at 7 PM in Science Center 112 for what promises to be a fascinating and in-depth discussion. This lecture is open to the public.

Ever wondered what Web 2.0 is? Have an awesome web startup idea but just don't know where to begin? HCS is proud to present "Getting your startup on the web," a seminar brought to you by The Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum this Thursday, February 19.