| Brief
History of Computers - Charts the evolution of computers from ancient
times to the present. |
| 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. |
| 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, individuals, etc. |
| 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. |
| Computer
History Images - Pictures of many of the pioneering computers. |
| Computer
Industry History - Comprehensive list of links to the best computer
industry history resources that can currently be found on the 'Net |
| Computers,
Videogames and Arcade Collector's Ring |
| 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. |
| History
of Computers - A directory of sites about the history of computers
arranged categorically and with specific topic and general topic sections. |
| Jargon
File Resources - The Jargon File (AKA, _The New Hacker's Dictionary_) is
an essential repository of computer historical information. |
| Jones
Telecommunications and Multimedia Encyclopedia - Computers, their
history and development. |
| 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. |
| PC
History - This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of
some pre-IBM machines. |
| Punched
Cards - Covers the earliest ways of encoding data up to the cards used
in voting systems today. |
| Silicon
Valley History and Future - Silicon Valley -- San Francisco Bay Area --
background, trends and forecast |
| The
History of Computing Project - Offers a detailed timeline on the history
of computer. Sections include hardware, software, pioneers and references. |
| 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. |
| The
Obsolete Technology Website - Pictures, documents, and advertisements of
classic computers from the 1970's and 1980's. |
| The
Vintage Computer - Links to information about old home computers for
collectors and people on a very tight budget. |
| 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, Atari, and far more. |
| Tools
for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology - New
updated edition from MIT Press, with new interviews of historic characters. |
| 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. |
| Vintage
Computer Festival - Annual Silicon Valley event celebrating our computer
heritage. |
