Web Directory

» A Brief History of Computing
   Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internet and the Windows operating system.
   http://trillian.randomstuff.org.uk/~stephen/history/

» 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.
   http://www.softlord.com/comp/

» Automatic Totalisator, The
   Relating to the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913. A multi user system in 1913 with 30 terminals.
   http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/computer.htm

» 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.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/

» Computer50.org
   50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Manchester Baby computer and the Manchester Mark 1 and Ferranti Mark 1.
   http://www.computer50.org/

» 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.
   http://www.pattosoft.com.au/jason/Articles/HistoryOfComputers/

» History of Computers - hitmill.com
   A collection of web resources sorted alphabetically. Topics include the Abacus, Eniac, Charles Babbage and Bill Gates.
   http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html

» History of Hard Drives
   A brief look at the history from an ex-IBM technician. Includes the first IBM RAMAC disk drive.
   http://www.logicsmith.com/hdhistory.html

» HomeLib
   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.
   http://www.devili.iki.fi/library/

» 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.
   http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hl/mmm.html

» Quux.Org Archive & Library
   An archive aimed at preserving important pieces of computing and general history. Source code and programs with an eye towards emulators and rare/endangered code. Also specifications and photos of old equipment and several e-book collections.
   gopher://quux.org/

» 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.
   http://www.eingang.org/Lecture/

» The History of Project Delta
   Photographs from the era, mailing list, alumni directory, and a PDP-11 simulator with RSTS/E operating system.
   http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mader/delta

» 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.
   http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology/computing/history-of-computing-abacus-logarithm-eniac-supercomputers.html