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Brief History of Computers
Charts the evolution of computers from ancient times to the present.
http://www.angelfire.com/de3/dacz/briefhistoryintro.htm
Charles Babbage Institute (CBI)
A research center at the University of Minnesota dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of computing and information processing.
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/
Chronology of Personal Computers
Timeline of microcomputers from the development of the microprocessor in the 1960s through to the present day. Includes hardware, software, peripherals, companies, and individuals.
http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/
Computer History Association of California
A non-profit corporation, who safeguards and organizes the history of electronic computing, not only in California, but nationally and internationally. They collect and archive hardware, software and documents.
http://www.chac.org/
Computer History Images
Pictures of many of the pioneering computers.
http://www.Crowl.org/Lawrence/history/
Computer Industry History
Comprehensive list of links to the best computer industry history resources that can currently be found on the 'Net
http://www.elsop.com/wrc/h_comput.htm
Computers, Videogames and Arcade Collector's Ring
http://www.chez.com/samurai/RING/ring.htm
Computing Millennium timeline
A project to create the definitive list of the 1,000 key innovations and events in the last 1,000 years of information technology.
http://www.computingnet.co.uk
History of Computers
A directory of sites about the history of computers arranged categorically and with specific topic and general topic sections.
http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html
Jargon File Resources
The Jargon File (AKA, _The New Hacker's Dictionary_) is an essential repository of computer historical information.
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/
Museum of the USSR Computers History
A virtual museum containing historical information on computers and computer facilities in the USSR. Includes descriptions of computers, their characteristics, pictures, and personalities.
http://www.bashedu.ru/konkurs/tarhov/english/index_e.htm
PC History
This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of some pre-IBM machines.
http://pc-history.org/
Punched Cards
Covers the earliest ways of encoding data up to the cards used in voting systems today.
http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/cards/index.html
Reflections of a ModemJunkie
Writings on computers, the early online world, and the Internet, dating from 1992 to 2000.
http://www.lgrossman.com/mjnk/
Silicon Valley History and Future
Silicon Valley -- San Francisco Bay Area -- background, trends and forecast
http://www.internetvalley.com/introduction.html
The History of Computing
Detailed information including early pioneers and companies, archives, languages, and networking from the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech.
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/
The History of Computing Project
Offers a detailed timeline on the history of computer. Sections include hardware, software, pioneers and references.
http://www.thocp.net
The History of Computing Science: From the Past to the Present
Lecture presented by Michelle A. Hoyle explaining how computers and computing science arose from using sticks with notches for counting, to the massive explosion of personal computers in the 1980s.
http://lecture.eingang.org/
The Obsolete Technology Website
Pictures, documents, and advertisements of classic computers from the 1970's and 1980's.
http://oldcomputers.net
Tools For Thought
by Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of computing; includes Babbage, Turing, von Neumann, Engelbart, PARC, Kay, and Atari.
http://www.rheingold.com/texts/tft/
Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology
New updated edition from MIT Press, with new interviews of historic characters.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=3784
Triumph of the Nerds
Bios, an interactive game, and a Q&A forum trace the birth of the personal computer at this PBS companion site.
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/
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