Introduction to Computer Science

Berea College CSC 205

Important Figures in Computer Science

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Some Computer History Sites
CSC 205 Animation
Ada Project
Internet References for Women in Computer Science.
Charles Babbage Institute
The Charles Babbage Institute of Computer History (CBI) is a research center at the University of Minnesota dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of computing and information processing through historical research and archival activity.
The Computer History Museum
One of the largest collections in the world of historical artifacts from the history of computing.
Computer History Association of California
Has a collection of about 20 computers. One of the first "grass-roots" computer history preservation efforts. Has pages containing many more links.
Historic Computer Images
FTP archive of graphic files related to computer history.
Sponsored by the U of Pennsylvania to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the announcement of the ENIAC.
History of Computing
Information and photos about the history of computing.
History of Computing Material and Links
Compiled and maintained by the editor of the Annals of the History of Computing- J.A.N. Lee.
History of Personal Computers
Chronology of events with references.
HP Calculator Museum
Photographs and information about early Hewlett Packard calculators.
IEEE Anals 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..
Machine That Changed the World
Based on the WGBH/BBC series.
Obsolete Computer Museum
Pictures of some of the forgotten computers of yesteryear, mostly 8-bit models from the 1980s.
PBS On-line Triumph of the Nerds
The program zooms backwards on the information superhighway to show in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed "nerds" accidentally changed the world
Smithsonian: Computers and Communications
The site includes many images and descriptions about the museum's 14,000-square-foot Information Age: People, Information & Technology exhibition.
Unisys History Newsletter
Information about UNIVAC, Sperry, Burroughs etc.
Virtual Museum of Computing
An eclectic collection of WWW links connected with the history of computing and on-line computer-based exhibits from around the world.
Women and Computer Science
On-line writings about women and computer science.
Yahoo Computers and Internet: History
Computer and Internet History Sites by Yahoo
Computer Humor
Well, no, this site doesn't have anything to do with computer history. But jokes are fun too!

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