History

Urban Legends: Bill Gates Is Sharing His Fortune Urban Legends: Bill Gates Is Sharing His Fortune- Debunks a persistent email hoax alleging that Microsoft is giving away money to people who forward chain letters. The "Unofficial" Bill Gates The "Unofficial" Bill Gates- Biography, photographs, net worth, family, and the house on Lake Washington for the world's richest man. Bill Gates Fan Network Community Bill Gates Fan Network Community- Contains links to various member sites of the Bill Gates Fan Network. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation- Grant-making foundation supports initiatives in education, world health and population, and community giving in the Pacific Northwest. William H. Gates: Before Microsoft William H. Gates: Before Microsoft- An illustrated biography with bibliography by John Mirick. Tommy Flowers Tommy Flowers- Various comments and quotes about Flowers and his work. A Chat with Doug Engelbart A Chat with Doug Engelbart- From reboot7 conference, Copenhagen, Denmark; video, audio, transcript, photos, links to other websites. [mprove] Doug Engelbart's Invisible Revolution Doug Engelbart's Invisible Revolution- History project with text audio, video, timelines and blog. Douglas Engelbart Douglas Engelbart- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] MouseSite MouseSite- Resource for exploring the history of human computer interaction beginning with the pioneering work of Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institu… The Almanac: Douglas Engelbart The Almanac: Douglas Engelbart- Computer visionary seeks to boost people's collective ability to confront complex problems coming at a faster pace. Medium-long story. Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Stanford University Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Stanford University- Introduction, presenters, program, hosts, sponsors, history, links, press, feedback, video tapes, streaming video. Tools For Thought: The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Thinker Tools For Thought: The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Thinker- By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on SRI, E… Douglas Engelbart and 'The Mother of All Demos' Douglas Engelbart and 'The Mother of All Demos'- His presentation at 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference, was a live online hypermedia demonstration of pioneering work his group d… A Lost Interview with ENIAC Co-inventor J. Presper Eckert A Lost Interview with ENIAC Co-inventor J. Presper Eckert- Recently discovered, released on 60th anniversary of first ENIAC demonstration. Eckert explodes some myths, explains why… Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert- Growing biography, with links to related topics. Edsger Dijkstra: RIP Edsger Dijkstra: RIP- Obituary by Andrew Orlowski, The Register. Edsger Dijkstra Edsger Dijkstra- Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] E.W. Dijkstra Archive E.W. Dijkstra Archive- Manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra, a collection of over 1,300 written works, famously known as EWDs. Also, In Pursuit of Simplicity symposium. Format: PDF. How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt? How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt?- Short, tongue-in-cheek essay by Edsger Dijkstra on old problems in programming, many of which are embarrassingly still with us: criticizes … Dan Bricklin's Web Site Dan Bricklin's Web Site- Pictures old and new, comments, and software history from the co-inventor of VisiCalc, the first personal computer spreadsheet. Also, download a free copy… Gordon Bell's Page Gordon Bell's Page- Education, work history, honors, papers, books, PowerPoint presentations, videos, articles, memos, talks, testimony, Cyber Museum, brochures, clippings, manual… Gordon Bell: MyLifeBits and the Memex Vision Gordon Bell: MyLifeBits and the Memex Vision- Presentation with summary, audio file MP3 download, PowerPoint file, link to readings. [IT Conversations] SC2000 Gordon Bell Awards SC2000 Gordon Bell Awards- Yearly $5,000 prize awarded for gains in high-performance computing, money donated by Bell, award tracks progress over time of parallel computing in app… Gordon Bell Gordon Bell- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] Charles Babbage's First Difference Engine Charles Babbage's First Difference Engine- Papers on and relating to the world's first programmable automatic digital calculating machine, invented in 1821. Includes images from t… The Babbage Pages The Babbage Pages- Gives an introduction to his life and work, along with details of current research on him. The Analytical Engine The Analytical Engine- Includes reprints of historical documents, Java applet emulator and source code, glossary and other resources. Charles Babbage Charles Babbage- Links and references. Charles Babbage Charles Babbage- A biography by J.A.N. Lee. looking at him as a philosopher, politician, Newtonian, and industrialist. History of Computers - During my Lifetime History of Computers - During my Lifetime- Select events from a timeline spanning the 1970's to the 1990's. Subjects include the Commodore PET, the Amiga, RISC architectures and v… Computer50.org Computer50.org- 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Manchester Baby computer and the Manchester Mark 1 and Ferranti Mark 1. Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon- Uses a timeline to take the user through the various milestones of computer technology. Subjects include the abacus, vacuum tubes, tran… Mind Machine Museum Mind Machine Museum- A collection of information and illustrations on the subjects of computers, calculators and games. Topics include the IBM 5100 portable computer and the Commo… The Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC) The Virtual Museum of Computing (VMoC)- Links to on-line resources concerning the history of computing around the world, including pioneers of the field such as Alan Turing. NCR Computers of the 20th Century NCR Computers of the 20th Century- Site about NCR computers of the 20th Century dedicated to those who programmed, maintained and operated them. New Zealand Bits & Bytes Computer Magazine Archive New Zealand Bits & Bytes Computer Magazine Archive- This site contains a downloadble archive of early issues of the microcomputer magazine New Zealand Bits & Bytes, from the early… The Evolution of the Modern Computer: An Open Source Graphical History The Evolution of the Modern Computer: An Open Source Graphical History- Hosts Computer Evolution File, tries to be a complete graphical representation of the evolution of computer… A Brief History of the Computer A Brief History of the Computer- 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 … A Brief History of Computing A Brief History of Computing- Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internet and the Windows operating system. Automatic Totalisator, The Automatic Totalisator, The- Relating to the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913. A multi user system in 1913 with 30 terminals. History of Hard Drives History of Hard Drives- A brief look at the history from an ex-IBM technician. Includes the first IBM RAMAC disk drive. HomeLib HomeLib- 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 Computers - hitmill.com History of Computers - hitmill.com- A collection of web resources sorted alphabetically. Topics include the Abacus, Eniac, Charles Babbage and Bill Gates. Quux.Org Archive & Library Quux.Org Archive & Library- An archive aimed at preserving important pieces of computing and general history. Source code and programs with an eye towards emulators and rare/endan… The History of Computer Science: From the Past to the Present The History of Computer Science: From the Past to the Present- An overview of the developments that allowed the modern day computer to arise from first principles, including looki… The Ways of Counting The Ways of Counting- Essay on the history of computers from the abacus, logarithm, ENIAC, and massively parallel computers. Written by computer pioneer Philip Emeagwali. Licklider, J.C.R.; 1915-1990, In Memoriam Licklider, J.C.R.; 1915-1990, In Memoriam- In the 1960s, Licklider published his ideas on the future role of multiaccess interactive computing: 'Man-computer Symbiosis', and 'The … Allen, Paul Allen, Paul- Investor, philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft. Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, CPRM and that Very Frightening Photo Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, CPRM and that Very Frightening Photo- An interview with Monte Davidoff regarding the 4K BASIC interpreter he wrote with Gates and …