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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Microsoft Excel

For Students 9th - 10th
Add your knowledge about Microsoft Excel to the Encyclopedia Wikipedia. There are many links, especially about the history of various versions of Excel and the technical operations aspects.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Graphical User Interface Programming

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the user interface tools used by programmers to create graphical user interfaces (GUI).
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Apple Macintosh

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site offers a history of the Macintosh computer, detailing its origins and predecessors. Information regarding the architecture, models, and clones of the Macintsoh are also provided.
Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Douglas Engelbart & the Mouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article on Douglas C. Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse, credits the inventor for helping create the "interactive, use-friendly" computer interfaces that we have today.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Graphical User Interface (Gui)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gary Kildall

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a biography on Gary Kidall details his founding of Digital Research Corporation, his creation of the CP/M Operating System, and his snubbing of IBM after their approach to use a version...
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Other

Guidebook: Graphical User Interface Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a website that is dedicated to showcasing and preserving graphical user interfaces from the past.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Douglas Engelbart

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and technology contributions of Douglas C. Engelbart. Includes links to other related sites.