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Links covering the history of computers and the internet The Virtual Museum of Computing - includes an eclectic collection of links connected with the history of computing and on-line computer-based exhibits available both locally and around the world. Old-Computers.com is a site rich with information on classic computers and game console hardware. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine - The Internet Archive, working with Alexa Internet, has created the Wayback Machine. The Wayback Machine makes it possible to surf pages stored in the Internet Archive's web archive. The Wayback Machine was unveiled on October 24th at Berkeley's Bancroft Library. The Obsolete Computer Museum - Hardware buffs will love this site, many of the featured systems have not been seen in many years. The History of Computing Project actually starts it's coverage of computing history back in pre-historic times. Try out the neat time line to find out what computing landmarks took place in your birth year. The World's First and Only LED Museum - This is a little out there but fun to browse. Yesterday's Office - This site's specialty is antique office equipment, with an emphasis on typewriters and calculators. While not a computer site, it covers the equipment used in offices long before computers. The Museum of HP Calculators - The Museum of HP Calculators displays and describes Hewlett-Packard calculators introduced from 1968 to 1986 plus a few interesting later models. There are also sections on calculating machines and slide rules as well as sections for buying and selling HP calculators, an HP timeline, collecting information and a software library. The Charles Babbage Institute - A site rich in content and resources on the history of information technology. MouseSite - a resource for exploring the history of human computer interaction beginning with the pioneering work of Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s. Computer History Museum Home Page It's one of the largest collections of computer-related artifacts, documents, film, and photographs in the world. Here you can explore online archives, browse the exhibits, or learn more about preserving this living history of the information age. If you have any related links, E-mail me and I will post them here and give you credit. |