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- Automatic Totalisator, The
- computer history relating to the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913. A multi user system in 1913 with 30 terminals.
- A Brief History of Computing
- Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internet and the Windows operating system.
- Computer Chronicles - From Stone to Silicon
- 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.
- Computer chronology
- Use a timeline ranging from 1937 to 2000 to browse historical milestones in computing.
- Computer50.org
- 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Manchester Baby computer and the Manchester Mark 1 and Ferranti Mark 1.
- Computerworld's History of Computing Resources
- A collection of Web resources, books and Computerworld articles about the history of computing.
- Eastern Shore Virtual Computer Museum
- A virtual computer museum of a collection of antique and interesting computers from the various era of the microcomputer age. Also, histories of the internet, microcomputers, DOS, windows, storage devices
- Historical Firsts in Computing 1939 - 1981
- Timetable of events with factual data covering topics such as the Z1 and Z3 machines. Provides the date, the developer and a short description for each entry.
- The History of Computer Science: From the Past to the Present
- 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.
- History of Computers - During my Lifetime
- 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 Computing - Dag Spicer
- Series of articles by Dag Spicer in Dr Dobb's. Features printer friendly formats.
- History of Computing - Rajivshah.com
- A personal collection of links to historical topics. Maintained by Rajiv Shah.
- The History of Project Delta
- The story of Project Delta: High school computing education in the 1960's and 70's. Also: photographs from the era, mailing list, alumini directory, and a PDP-11 simulator with RSTS/E operating system. Delaware, USA.
- History of the PDP-11 Series
- Article dedicated to the PDP-11 series of computers. Features a family tree with UNIBUS and Q-BUS system history.
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline
- Peruse using the timeline to find key events in the shaping of the Internet. Includes illustrated growth charts spanning 1957 to 2001.
- Maxmon.com - A History of Computers
- Offers an array of information arranged by date including microprocessors, keyboards, the first computer bug and the 8008 microprocessor.
- Mind Machine Museum
- 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.
- Revolutionaries - thetech.org
- Gives an insight into the lifes of the modern pioneers in computing, complete with interviews. Featuring people such as Gordon Moore (Intel), Al Shugart (Seagate) and Bill Hewlett (Hewlett Packard).
- A Short History of the Computer
- 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.
- Teletext - Then and Now
- Discover the evolution of the Teletext system. Events spanning 1972 to the present with topics such as CEEFAX, ORACLE and the BBC micro software. Written by Mark Cook and Mike Brown.
- Vintage Computer Ads
- Advertisements for home computers and video games from the early 1980s, giving an insight into the early specifications and pricing.
- The Ways of Counting
- Essay on the history of computers from the abacus, logarithm, ENIAC, and massively parallel computers. Written by computer pioneer Philip Emeagwali.
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