| 1. | Computer Industry History | | | Comprehensive list of links to the best computer industry history resources that can currently be found on the 'Net
www.elsop.com |
| 3. | PC History | | | This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of some pre-IBM machines.
pc-history.org |
| 4. | 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.
www.cbi.umn.edu |
| 5. | 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.
www.chac.org |
| 6. | 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.
www.islandnet.com |
| 8. | History of Computers | | | A directory of sites about the history of computers arranged categorically and with specific topic and general topic sections.
www.hitmill.com |
| 9. | Triumph of the Nerds | | | A forum trace the birth of the personal computer at this PBS companion site.
www.pbs.org |
| 12. | The History of Computing Project | | | Offers a detailed timeline on the history of computer. Sections include hardware, software, pioneers and references.
www.thocp.net |
| 13. | 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.
www.bashedu.ru |
| 15. | Punched Cards | | | Covers the earliest ways of encoding data up to the cards used in voting systems today.
www.cs.uiowa.edu |
| 17. | Jargon File Resources | | | The Jargon File (AKA, _The New Hacker's Dictionary_) is an essential repository of computer historical information.
catb.org |
| 18. | The History of Computing | | | Detailed information including early pioneers and companies, archives, languages, and networking from the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech.
ei.cs.vt.edu |
| 20. | 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.
www.rheingold.com |
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