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History of the Computer

Lists

1. History of the Computer Links (Bowen)
   Provides links to histories, computer museums, and specialized histories, such as ENIAC's history.

Papers

1. History of Computing
2. History of Hypertext (ZDNet)
   Provides an article about how the hypertext concept goes back to the Middle Ages. Hypertext is the language used in documents for the World-Wide Web.
3. History of Telecommunications (Enloe)
4. History of the Computer (PBS)
   Starts with the abacus in 3000 BC and goes to a world map of international connectivity.
5. History of the Computer (Polsson)
   Starts in 1947 with the beginnings of the modern day microcomputer.
6. History of the Internet (Hobbes)
   Starts with the origins of the Internet in the 1950's and provides detailed information on the growth of the Internet during the 1990's.
7. History of the computer CPU
   Provides an extensive discussion on different central processing units (CPUs).
8. World Wide Web (PBS)
   Provides a short description, starting with development of networks.