Alan J. Flavell
A physics professor tells about some of the early computers he worked with.
http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~flavell/aflavell.htmlBESM-6 Nostalgia Page
Information about the late Soviet mainframe computer BESM-6, the last original was dismantled in 1995.
http://www.mailcom.com/besm6/
Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute
The Institute was established in 1997 to excavate, preserve, research, and present interesting and historically significant computing devices.
http://www.blinkenlights.com/
Charles Babbage Institute
CBI is a research center dedicated to promoting the study of the history of computing and its impact on society, and preserving relevant documentation.
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/
Classic 8-Bit Computers
Documentation and technical information for 8-bit home computer systems.
http://www.madhippy.com/8-bit/index.php
Computer History Association of California
Chac is a nonprofit 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.
http://www.chac.org/
Cosmac Elf
History of 1802-based computing and home of the TinyELF emulator for Palm OS handhelds. Documents, scans, message board.
http://home.wi.rr.com/ruske/cosmacelf/
Development Of Digital Computers
Trace out the brief of what led to the invention and developments of Digital computers.
http://abhijit.bizzyguy.com/computer4.html
Enigma Replica
Shows all processes involved Building a replica of the German M4 Naval Enigma.
http://www.enigma-replica.com
Historical Computer Society
International user group for old computer enthusiasts "old computers" and/or "old enthusiasts. Dedicated to preserving older and classic computer hardware, software, and literature.
http://www.cyberstreet.com/hcs/hcs.htm
History of Computers
Cruise through history to discover some of the key developments that have brought society to its present state of computing.
http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm
History of Computing Information
History of computing, with a focusing on the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the world's first operational, general purpose, electronic digital computer.
http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/comphist/
HP Integral Personal Computer
Information and software for the HP 9807 IPC.
http://www.coho.org/~pete/IPC/integral.html
Ian's 'Naff Computer Pics Page'
A page with some pictures of Honeywell-Bull mainframes and mini's (DPS-6 and DPS-7)
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ie.dunster/My%20Stuff/Computer_page.htm
IBM 1620
Homage to the venerable IBM 1620 computer.
http://www.xprt.net/~pgrogers/Ibm1620.html
IBM Advanced Computing Systems
A description of the first superscalar computer system - the IBM ACS project in the 1960s.
http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~mark/acs.html
IBM Stretch
A brief description of the hardware parallelism of the IBM Stretch computer (also known as the IBM 7030).
http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~mark/stretch.html
Intel Museum
Located in Santa Clara, experience the power of computer chips first hand, and the evolution of their development.
http://www.intel.com/intel/intelis/museum/
John Elliott
Dedicated to computers and/or operating systems which some might describe as obsolete.
http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/
Largest Classic Computer Documentation Archive
Thousands of scanned classic computer documents.
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/
Lawrence Wilkinson's IBM 360/30 Saga.
Description of the resurrection of an abandoned IBM system 360 model 30 mainframe computer, stored in a warehouse, into a working machine, by a group of enthusiasts.
http://homepages.kcbbs.gen.nz/nbree/saga.html
Mechanical Aids to Calculation
History on the first automatic totalizer by Sir George Julius, mechanical aids to calculation - extracts of a paper presented to the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1920.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/calcaids.htm
MIXTEL
Site is dedicated to the first home computer that could be bought in the UK.
http://www.mixtel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
PC - History
This is a site devoted to the history of the PC, covers all types of personal computers from 1970 to present.
http://www.pc-history.org/
Retro Computer Gallery
Collection of pictures of old computers, consoles, handhelds and magazines.
http://www.imarshall.karoo.net/
Russian Virtual Computer Museum
The gathering of information concerning the primary stage of origination and development of IT and computing, primarily in Russia and ex-USSR.
http://www.computer-museum.ru/english/index.htm
Sos-hardware.windowstothemax.com
Specifications and known problems of old hardware.
http://sos-hardware.windowstothemax.com
The Burroughs B-205 Computer
A mixture of science fiction and fact concerning the B205.
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/B205/index.html
The Computer Closet
Rescues classic microcomputers and video games from the junk heap.
http://www.computercloset.org/
The Oldskool PC Shrines
Honoring personal computing in the 1980s.
http://www.oldskool.org/shrines/
The SWTPC Computer Documentation Repository
Documentation for the SWTPC computer line.
http://www.swtpc.com/
Unisys History Newsletter
Information and links to computer history.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/services/unisys-folklore/
UNIVAC Memories
An ever growing collection of memorabilia, contemporary documents, and anecdotes recounting the history of UNIVAC 1100 series mainframes.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/univac/
Video Genie System
A personal tribute to an early model PC.
http://home.online.no/~kr-lund/VGS.htm
Xerox Star Research Paper
An on-going research paper about the Xerox 8010; the Star.
http://xeroxstar.tripod.com/
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