Anna Quinlan

The Wilhelm Scream has made an appearance in hundreds of films, TV shows, video games, and commercials over the past 70 years. Now discover the story behind the most infamous joke in cinema history.

Each spring in New Jersey, the Vintage Computer Federation hosts a festival celebrating retro technology. The halls come alive with the whirrs and beeps of vintage Amiga, Apple, and Heathkit machines—and even a 100-year-old Baudot teletype. Hundreds of guests gather to experience rooms full of electronic relics in action. These are the passionate computerists keeping history alive.