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Changelog

A dated record of how the archive has changed. Entries are added deliberately as phases ship, newest first. Significant editorial corrections that change the meaning of a claim are noted here in addition to being applied to the relevant entry.

  1. Editorial

    Phase 5.1 — Institutional trust foundation

    Editorial policy, source policy, archive methodology, and changelog pages established. SourcesList promoted to SourceTransparency. First five history entries carry verified bibliographies.

  2. Redesign

    Phase 4C — Homepage storytelling and launch polish

    Hero gained the bound-printout archival image and a primary 'Enter the archive' CTA; new FeaturedStories editorial block surfaces seven hand-picked archival narratives; FeaturedBands reduced from five to three; CategoryGrid re-framed as the comprehensive index beneath the editorial tier.

  3. Image batch

    Phase 4B.3 Batch B — contextual archival imagery integrated

    Four approved Wikimedia Commons images wired into three history pages: NORAD Computer Center 1984 (early-network-printing-systems), Hughes Aircraft mainframe scene c. 1979–80 (printing-in-the-1980s), 1940 Census Hollerith keypunch operator and IBM 1401 restoration lab (early-computer-printing).

  4. Image batch

    Phase 4B.3 Batch A — first device-led archival imagery integrated

    Six approved device-led images committed and wired: bound continuous-form printout (hero band), tractor-feed paper, original HP LaserJet I, IBM 3800 (laser-printer history), Facit E560 (dot-matrix-printers-explained), and Panasonic KX-F90 (history-of-business-faxing).

  5. Infrastructure

    Phase 4B.1 — visual archive system shipped

    Introduced ArchivePlate, ArchiveImage, ImageGroup, the build-time content-integrity gate, CSS-only motion gated on prefers-reduced-motion, and production-grade Logomark/Wordmark identity. Established the image-presentation contract used by every later batch.

  6. Content

    Phase 4A — historical authority expansion

    Twenty new history-cluster entries published and five brand pages deepened. All written to the conservative editorial standard now codified in the editorial-policy page.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-20