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\nComputer History Museum\n

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\nThis site includes a variety of exhibits, an artifact repository, special events and publications.\n
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\nThe Great Idea Finder: History of Computing\n

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\nThe Great Idea Finder offers a timeline of the history of computers. Each innovation and invention is also click-able for more information.\n
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\nTexas Instruments: Computers Time Line\n

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\nA time line of the history of computers beginning in 1642.\n
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\nA Brief History of Computers and Networks\n

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\nProvides historical information on computers and networks, from the beginning of mechanical calculators in the 1640's to modern times.\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History\n

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\nThis site presents an interactive timeline of computer development from 1939 through 1994. Upon selecting a year, the site presents all of the major computer hardware and software developments that occurred during that year.\n
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\nHistory of Computing Science: Past Computer History\n

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\nAn in-depth lecture and PowerPoint slideshow on the history of computing can be found here. It gives an overview of the advances in science that made desktop computers possible, starting with the invention of counting, to the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Abacus\n

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\nThe Computer History Museum located in Mountain View, California, provides a glimpse into the development of the information age via their large collection of artifacts. This section highlights the development and use of the abacus, \"a...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Model 7094 Console\n

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\nBrief description of the Model 7094 Console, a transistor computer used in the NASA Apollo space program. The machine is on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the development of the information age...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Williams Tube Memory\n

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\nBrief description of Williams Tube Memory, the first randam-access memory used by many first generation computers. The various memory artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Core Memory\n

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\nBrief description of Core Memory, a reliable high-speed storage device developed during the 1950s. The various memory artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the development of the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Magnetic Tapes\n

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\nA brief history covering Magnetic Tapes, initially used in the 1950s to replace punched cards, and used primarily today as a backup device. The artifact is on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Delay Line Memory\n

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\nBrief description of Delay Line Memory, a slower serial based design. This site provides a glimpse into the development of the information age from their large collection warehoused in the Computer History Museum located in Mountain...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Magnetic Disks\n

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\nA brief history covering magnetic disks, developed as efficient random access memory device. Additionally, a discussion on how a disk drive works is provided. The artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Integrated Circuits\n

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\nBrief description on the design of Integrated Circuits along with images showcasing the assorted types. The various Integrated Circuit artifacts are on display at the Computer History Museum. This site provides a glimpse into the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Restoring the Dec Pdp 1 Computer Exhibit\n

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\nDigital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the PDP-1 in 1959. It represented a radical shift in the philosophy of computer design. This site presents the history of the PDP-1, the people that worked on the PDP-1 project, how the...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Selling the Computer Revolution: Marketing\n

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\nThis site presents a collection of marketing brochures from the computer industry. The collection can be viewed by company, decade, computer application or software category.\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Microprocessors\n

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\nThe invention of the microprocessor is a very important milestone in the digital age. This site presents a timeline that illustrates the history of the microprocessor from 1971 through 1996.\n
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\nComputer History Museum: The Silicon Engine\n

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\nMicroelectronic silicon computer chips have provided the growth engine for the technology revolution. This site provides a wealth of information about the development of semiconductors. Included is a timeline of major events, a list of...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Charles Babbage\n

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\nConsidered by some to be the \"father of the computer\", Charles Babbage was a 'gentleman scientist'. Learn interesting facts about his personal life and his career.\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Early Apple Business Documents\n

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\nApple, Inc. has played a major role in the personal computer and digital device market. This site presents some of the early documents in the company's history such as the Preliminary Confidential Offering Memorandum and the Preliminary...\n
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\nComputer History Museum: Ada Lovelace\n

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\nExplore the life and work of Ada Lovelace who has been referred to as the 'prophet of the computer age'.\n
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\nComputer History Museum: An Overview of the History of the Software Industry\n

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\nThe software industry is a major part of the world economy. This site traces the relatively short history of the software industry, from the 1950s through the 1980s.\n
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\nCode.org: How Computers Work: What Makes a Computer, a Computer?\n

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\nComputers are all around us, but what really makes a computer, a computer? Explore the history of computers and the features they all share. [5:09]\n
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\nFranklin Institute: The Case Files: Early History of Computing\n

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\nComputers are ubiquitous today. Step back in time and meet some of the early inventors of precursors to computers, and of the first computers.\n
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