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http://www.computer.org/pubs/annals/annals.htm, home page for the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing.

From the analytical engine to the supercomputer, from Pascal to von Neumann, from punched cards to CD-ROMs -- the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing covers the breadth of computer history. Featuring scholarly articles by leading computer scientists and historians, as well as firsthand accounts by computer pioneers, the Annals is the primary publication for recording, analyzing, and debating the history of computing.

http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/CCS, Computer Conservation Society, British Computer Society, and the Science Museum of London.

The Society was formed in 1989 as an initiative between the British Computer Society and the Science Museum of London. It was a time when the computer industry had existed for about half a century and therefore to take stock and reflect on the extraordinary developments to date, and in particular, to be concerned that many of the pioneering people and hardware and software were fast disappearing.

http://www.dotpoint.com/xnumber, X-Number World.

The X-Number World is a resource tool to find out more information on the history of calculators from the vintage to the modern day online and handheld calculators. The site, a personal research of James Redin, provides information for a general or novice level user to comprehend about the technology of calculating. The site uses a virtual museum style structure and forums to captivate an audience to engage in scholarly topics. The site also provides additional resources such as textbooks and accompanying websites for users to learn more about the calculator and computing history.

http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/lgp-30.html, LGP-30.

The website is intended to provide technical specification on the LGP-30 based on the manuals provided by Royal Precision Electronic Computer Company. Ed Thelen, the author of the website mentions special features such as the Placard, the overall architecture, the special features, and the historical notes that provide significant information for this artifact. While the site is very brief and centers around the users manual as the source, it provides a user with excellent resources to find more information on the LGP-30 and its placement within the history of computer.

http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/ibm/5100/. IBM 5100 Portable Computer.

A website dedicated to the technical specifications of the 5100 Portable Computer made by International Business Machinery. The site discusses the memory modulation available for the APL and BASIC version of the machine. In addition, mention of the display, mass storage, and system software is included. A very detailed examination of the entire motherboard functionality such as the controllers, ROS, logic, processor, and storage capacity is discussed. Another feature that makes this a sdefinite site is that it provides all the text, manuals, and authoritative sources for finding content for the same subject matter (websites, books, articles, and manuals)

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist/comp1977.htm. Chronology of Personal Computer.

A website designed to provide a very brief history of the major events in computer from 1945 when the ENIAC was introduced as the first "computer." The website takes the most important three to four events for a given year. Content is Section 8 ready for those with disability needs and is intended for a general audience. Select portions of this site are free; however. the author requires payment for more detailed content as well as a print based copy.

http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~edsac/. EDSAC simulator home page.

The EDSAC was the world's first stored-program computer to operate a regular computing service. Designed and built at Cambridge University, England, the EDSAC performed its first calculation on 6 May 1949. The EDSAC simulator is a faithful software evocation of the EDSAC as it existed in 1949-51. The user interface has all the controls and displays of the original machine, and the system includes a library of original programs, subroutines, and debugging software. The simulator is intended for use in teaching the history of computing; as a tutorial introduction to the classic "von Neumann" computer; or as an historical experience for current computer practitioners. Version 6 for Windows 95, 98 or NT, requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. 68K Macintosh requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.Tutorial is available on this site.

http://www.webcom.com/calc/. The history of mathematics goes a long way back with devices and methods of calculation. Starting with the ancient Abacus, the slide rule and the logarithms, the mechanical calculating machines, the electromechanical calculators and finally the electronic computer. This site deals mainly with the mechanical calculating machines from a collector's point of view. I hope you enjoy this site and find it as useful as many other cyberspace citizens have.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9810/lostmuseum.html. Lost Museum.

This web site presents a comprehensive collection of science museum links throughout the world. Each page focuses on a specific group of museums and features museum related trivia. Furthermore, these pages are networked together to form a labyrinth of science museums. Basically, you are invited to wander, discover, and perhaps get lost among a maze of museums. Please go to the "Computer Exhibit" to access a variety of interesting historical information.

http://info.isoc.org/guest/zakon/Internet/History/HIT.html. Hobbes' Internet Timeline.

Includes growth charts. The timeline is available in many other languages on this site.

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2260. NetHistory.

The purpose of NetHistory is to give you a feeling for what it was like in the pioneering days of BITNET and the Internet. Hopefully, you will gain some perspective and come to understand the early Internet experience. At worst, you should find it entertaining. In the Archive you'll find a growing collection of early network publications. The Voices section includes the personal insights of the people who were there while BITNET and Internet history was being made. Dumbentia, is a "world-famous" parody site. It features advertising parodies (Microsoft Internet Exploder, Lays OW! Potato Chips, Womb Raider, etc.),

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/numth/egypt/. Discusses Egyptian fractions and systems used to generate them. IIt contains algorithms for Egyptian fractions, transcriptions of network conversations, and a list of other Web sites of the same topic.

http://www.mailcom.com/besm6. BESM-6 nostalgia page.

The page is supposed to hold all sorts of information about the late (the last original BESM-6 I knew about has been dismantled in 1995) great Soviet mainframe computer BESM-6. For indexing and search purposes BESM-6 is mentioned in Russian (âüóí-6 in KOI-8, ÁÝÑÌ-6 in CP1251). BESM stands for "Bol'shaya (or Bystrodejstvuyushchaya) Ehlektronno-Schetnaya Mashina", that is, "Big (or High-speed) Electronic Calculating Machine".