# computerhistory/AlexNet-Source-Code

This package contains the original 2012 AlexNet code.

Repository: https://github.com/computerhistory/AlexNet-Source-Code
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alexnet-source-code
Language: Cuda
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-03-12T16:15:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 26/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 11, release rhythm 35, longevity 45
- inputs: {"age_days": 632, "days_push": 539, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2968, forks 393 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.633177+00:00)

## What it is
The original 2012 source code of AlexNet, the convolutional neural network that won the ImageNet 2012 competition, released as open source by the Computer History Museum in collaboration with Google. It includes the original CUDA-based implementation and the trained ImageNet parameter files.

## Use cases
- study the original AlexNet implementation
- read the historic 2012 CUDA neural network code
- examine the original trained ImageNet parameters
- research the history of deep learning
- compare the original code against paper reimplementations

## When to choose
- you want the authentic 2012 AlexNet source rather than modern reimplementations
- you are researching the history of deep learning or CNNs
- you need the original trained parameter files for archival or study purposes

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, maintained AlexNet implementation for production or training
- you want a framework like PyTorch or TensorFlow for current deep learning work
- you need code that runs on modern GPU toolchains without modification

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deep-learning, machine-learning, computer-vision, image-processing
- domain: deep-learning, computer-vision, machine-learning, artificial-intelligence
- platform: cpp
- tags: alexnet, historical-source-code, cuda, imagenet, convolutional-neural-networks, computer-history-museum, archive, gpu, linux

## Member repositories
- computerhistory/AlexNet-Source-Code (main) score 26

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.633177+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:47:28.922692+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/computerhistory/AlexNet-Source-Code (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.633177+00:00, sha 94843f8d1544)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.