Barry, Here are some additional online resources on the history of computing, in addition to the ones posted by Monica.......Alex Kuskis Bernie Poole's Brief History of Computers (ppt): http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/historyofcomputers_files/frame.htm Computer History: http://www.vii.org/afcomhis.htm Computer Chronicles: From Stone to Silicon: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=22522&url=22522/ History of Apple Computers: http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=tam&page=history The Machine That Changed the World: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/TMTCTW.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Wellman" <wellman@chass.utoronto.ca> To: "communication and information technology section asa" <citasa@mit.edu>; "aoir list" <air-l@aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:26 PM Subject: [Air-l] PCs were invented in 1968
Yup, that's what a student in my first class (Tech & Society) told me. I forget if it was by John, Paul, Ringo or George.
The comment made me realize that I should include in the syllabus a potted article on the history of computing, from Einiac to Pentiums and wireless.
Does anyone know of any? And I will also include my personal 40 years of computing. (Which is both on my website, and at www.digibarn.com -- Bruce Damer's wonderful computer museum near Santa Cruz, Calif.
Barry