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1. Brief History of Computers
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Charts the evolution of computers from ancient times to the present.
http://www.angelfire.com/de3/dacz/briefhistoryintro.htm
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [24] | Apr 15, 2004
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2. Charles Babbage Institute (CBI)
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [23] | Apr 15, 2004
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3. Chronology of Personal Computers
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [19] | Apr 15, 2004
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4. Computer Industry History
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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
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [22] | Apr 15, 2004
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5. Computing Millennium timeline
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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
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [20] | Apr 15, 2004
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6. History of Computers
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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
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [23] | Apr 15, 2004
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7. Jargon File Resources
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The Jargon File (AKA, _The New Hacker's Dictionary_) is an essential repository of computer historical information.
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [22] | Apr 15, 2004
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8. PC History
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This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of some pre-IBM machines.
http://pc-history.org/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [7] | Apr 15, 2004
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9. Punched Cards
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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
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [9] | Apr 15, 2004
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10. Reflections of a ModemJunkie
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Writings on computers, the early online world, and the Internet, dating from 1992 to 2000.
http://www.lgrossman.com/mjnk/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [10] | Apr 15, 2004
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11. Silicon Valley History and Future
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Silicon Valley -- San Francisco Bay Area -- background, trends and forecast
http://www.internetvalley.com/introduction.html
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [6] | Apr 15, 2004
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12. The History of Computing
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [11] | Apr 15, 2004
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13. The History of Computing Project
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Offers a detailed timeline on the history of computer. Sections include hardware, software, pioneers and references.
http://www.thocp.net
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [6] | Apr 15, 2004
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14. The History of Computing Science: From the Past to the Present
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [10] | Apr 15, 2004
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15. The Obsolete Technology Website
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Pictures, documents, and advertisements of classic computers from the 1970's and 1980's.
http://oldcomputers.net
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [10] | Apr 15, 2004
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16. Tools For Thought
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [8] | Apr 15, 2004
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17. Triumph of the Nerds
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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/
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [6] | Apr 15, 2004
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