Abacus Applet
A java-implementation of a working Abacus, and information on how to use one.
Ada Lovelace Notes
Ada Lovelace's notes on her translation of Menebrea's paper on Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Alan Turing Comprehensive
Comprehensive Alan Turing Page.
Alan Turing Page
Comprehensive Alan Turing resource.
Alan Turing's biography
Seven pages of biographical information.
Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Description of the very first electronic digital (single purpose) computer.
Babbage
by Schaffer: Pt. 3 - Calculating engines and their intelligence.
Brief History of Computer Technology
Brief sketch of the development of digital, electronic computers, part of a larger Web-book on computational
science; sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
Brief History of the Internet
From the Internet Society.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
The Babbage difference engine.
Charles Babbage Institute
Dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of information processing.
Chronology of Computer History
Detailed timeline of international computing history. See also, the file museum.htm at this sadme URL. Sponsored by the Historical Computer Society.
Chronology of Digital Computing Machines
What was the first computer, and who built it?
Chronology of Events in the History of Microcomputers
Collection of product announcements and magazine articles.
Computer History Timeline
A list of historical events in the evolution of computers, starting with the invention of the abacus.
Federal Networking Council
Official government definition of the Internet.
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present
Comprehensive information about many microprocessors.
Hamilton College
The cool college where Rick and Stu weave their magic web
Herman Hollerith
Short biographical summary.
Historic Computer Images
A collection of high resolution scans made by Mike Muuss for his Computer History archive.
History of Computing
For the 50th anniversary of the ENIAC, IEEE celebrated by putting up this detailed history from the 1600's on.
History of the Net
The View from Internet Valley.
The Interactive Factory
A cool and groovy place where educational multimedia comes to life.
J.A.N. Lee's History of Computing
A collection of materials related to the history of computing
Kasparov v. DeepBlue Page
Comprehensive information on the rematch, and more, sponsored by IBM.
Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)
The Father of Modern Computers - long article on Zuse and the Z-family of computers.
Machine That Changed The World
Outline of the major topics of presentation in each of the episodes of the video series.
Micro History
History of the microcomputer revolution by Frank Delaney at the Washington State University.
NetLingo
A dictionary of the Internet language.
Odyssey Science Center
A summary of the devices leading to the development of the modern computer.
PBS Internet timeline
From the PBS series Life on the Internet.
Pictures from Computing History
Photo archive from David Wessels of James Cook University.
Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
The most happenin' publishing company around...
Texas Instruments History
History of the early TI calculators.
Tools for Thought
By Howard Rheingold: Ch. 2 - The First Programmer Was a Lady.
US Army History of Computing Information
Documents from the home of the ENIAC: The U. S. Army Research Lab.
Virtual Museum of Computing
Wonderful listings of computing history, computing resources, images, etc.
Women & Computers
From Ada and the Difference Engine to Sandra Bullock in *The Net*.
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Resources for Module 1