References
- Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon (Site) - Uses a timeline to take the user through the various milestones of computer technology. Subjects include the abacus, vacuum tubes, transistors and microprocessors. Published by Thinkquest.
- A History of Computers - Maxmon.com (Site) - Offers an array of information arranged by date including microprocessors, keyboards, the first computer bug and the 8008 microprocessor.
- The Evolution of the Modern Computer: An Open Source Graphical History (Site) - Hosts Computer Evolution File, tries to be a complete graphical representation of the evolution of computers for the period 1934 to 1950. License: Creative Commons, Attribution, Share Alike.
- A Short History of the Computer (Site) - The author takes the user through a short tour of computer history including subjects such as advances in the 50's and 60's. Also includes photos of Charles Babbage and Herman Hollerith.
- Quux.Org Archive & Library (Site) - An archive aimed at preserving important pieces of computing and general history. It contains source code and programs with an eye towards emulators and rare/endangered code. Also present are specs and photos of old equipment and several e-book collections.
- History of Computers - During my Lifetime (Site) - Select events from a timeline spanning the 1970's to the 1990's. Subjects include the Commodore PET, the Amiga, RISC architectures and virtual reality.
- History of Hard Drives (Site) - A brief look at the history from an ex-IBM technician. Includes the first IBM RAMAC disk drive.
- Mind Machine Museum (Site) - A collection of information and illustrations on the subjects of computers, calculators and games. Topics include the IBM 5100 portable computer and the Commodore KIM-1 and VIC 20 microcomputers.
- The Ways of Counting (Site) - Essay on the history of computers from the abacus, logarithm, ENIAC, and massively parallel computers. Written by computer pioneer Philip Emeagwali.
- The History of Project Delta (Site) - Photographs from the era, mailing list, alumni directory, and a PDP-11 simulator with RSTS/E operating system.
- History of Computers - hitmill.com (Site) - A collection of web resources sorted alphabetically. Topics include the Abacus, Eniac, Charles Babbage and Bill Gates.
- The History of Computer Science: From the Past to the Present (Site) - An overview of the developments that allowed the modern day computer to arise from first principles, including looking at Stonehenge, ENIAC, Pascaline, and Turing machines.
- HomeLib (Site) - A searchable index for classical computer magazines and books, mainly from end of the seventies and beginning of the eighties. Provides a table of contents for each book.
- The Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC) (Site) - Links to on-line resources concerning the history of computing around the world, including pioneers of the field such as Alan Turing.
- Automatic Totalisator, The (Site) - Relating to the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913. A multi user system in 1913 with 30 terminals.
- Computer50.org (Site) - 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Manchester Baby computer and the Manchester Mark 1 and Ferranti Mark 1.
- Aronsson's Telecom History (Site) - A timeline of important events in the history of telecom, computing, and communication. Split into annual sections.
- A Brief History of Computing (Site) - Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internet and the Windows operating system.
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