# Taiwan Tech: The Origins of a High-Tech Industry

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Podcast: [Decoding Tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-tech-7190029)
Published: 2025-11-12T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/computer-history-museum/episodes/Taiwan-Tech-The-Origins-of-a-High-Tech-Industry-e3aquc5
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## Resource

How did Taiwan ascend to such great heights in high-tech manufacturing? Honghong Tinn, author of Island Tinkerers, shares the fascinating history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan helped transform the country through innovative and creative computer use. CHM Curator Hansen Hsu moderates. This conversation was recorded on November 4, 2025, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, as a part of the CHM Live series. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel. To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org

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