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  Computer50.org http://www.computer50.org/
50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Manchester Baby computer and the Manchester Mark 1 and Ferranti Mark 1.
  The Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC) http://vmoc.museophile.org/
Links to on-line resources concerning the history of computing around the world, including pioneers of the field such as Alan Turing.
  History of Computers - hitmill.com http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html
A collection of web resources sorted alphabetically. Topics include the Abacus, Eniac, Charles Babbage and Bill Gates.
  The History of Computer Science: From the Past to the Present http://www.eingang.org/Lecture/
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.
  A Short History of the Computer http://www.softlord.com/comp/
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.
  Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/
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.
  Mind Machine Museum http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hl/mmm.html
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.
  The History of Project Delta http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mader/delta
Photographs from the era, mailing list, alumni directory, and a PDP-11 simulator with RSTS/E operating system.
  A Brief History of Computing http://trillian.randomstuff.org.uk/~stephen/history/
Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internet and the Windows operating system.
  HomeLib http://www.devili.iki.fi/library/
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.
  History of Hard Drives http://www.logicsmith.com/hdhistory.html
A brief look at the history from an ex-IBM technician. Includes the first IBM RAMAC disk drive.
  Aronsson's Telecom History http://aronsson.se/hist.html
A timeline of important events in the history of telecom, computing, and communication. Split into annual sections.
  The Evolution of the Modern Computer: An Open Source Graphical History http://www.virtualtravelog.net/projects/ComputerHistory/
Hosts Computer Evolution File, tries to be a complete graphical representation of the evolution of computers for the period 1934 to 1950. License: Creative Commons, Attribution, Share Alike.
  History of Computers - During my Lifetime http://www.pattosoft.com.au/jason/Articles/HistoryOfComputers/
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.
  Automatic Totalisator, The http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/computer.htm
Relating to the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913. A multi user system in 1913 with 30 terminals.
  Quux.Org Archive & Library gopher://quux.org/
An archive aimed at preserving important pieces of computing and general history. It contains source code and programs with an eye towards emulators and rare/endangered code. Also present are specs and photos of old equipment and several e-book collections.
  A History of Computers - Maxmon.com http://www.maxmon.com/timeline.htm
Offers an array of information arranged by date including microprocessors, keyboards, the first computer bug and the 8008 microprocessor.
  The Ways of Counting http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology/computing/history-of-computing-abacus-logarithm-eniac-supercomputers.html
Essay on the history of computers from the abacus, logarithm, ENIAC, and massively parallel computers. Written by computer pioneer Philip Emeagwali.

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