article on the history of computing, from Einiac to Pentiums and wireless. Does anyone know of any?

Hi Berry and all, here some references: Bootstrapping: Douglas Engelbart, 2000. Coevolution, and the Origins of Personal Computing. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Rheingold, Howard. 2000. Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology. 2nd Rev. ed: MIT Press. Winston, Brian. 1998. Media technology & society: a history from the telegraph to the internet. London: Routledge Smith, Douglas K., and Robert C. Alexander. 1988. Fumbling the Future: How Xerox invented, then ignored, the first personal computer. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. Reckoners : the prehistory of the digital computer, from relays to the stored program concept, 1935-1945 / Paul E. Ceruzzi A history of modern computing; Ceruzzi, Paul E. Pfaffenberger, Bryan (1988) "The Social Meaning of the Personal Computer: Or, Why the Personal Computer Revolution was No Revolution". Anthropological Quarterly, Vol 61, pp 39-47 Campbell-Kelly and Aspray: Computer: A History of the Information Machine Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine (1984) Tracy Kidder: The Soul of a New Machine Hafner, Katie, and Matthew Lyon. 1998. Where wizards stay up late: the origins of the Internet. New York: Touchstone. Janet Abbate: Inventing the Internet Waldrop, M. Mitchell. 2001. The Dream Machine. J. C. R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal. New York: Penguin. Online Resources: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/overviews.html http://www.pbs.org/nerds/ Usenet group alt.folklore.computers I hope it helps . Monica ************************************************************ Prof. Monica Murero, PhD Director, E-Life International Institute Professor in Communication and Media Integration University of Florence MICC - Center of Excellence for Media Integration and Communication RAI Sede Regionale Toscana (III p.) Largo A. De Gasperi, 1 50136 Firenze (Italy) Tel. + 390 55 666 445 Fax + 390 55 666 465 http://www.micc.unifi.it/organization.htm E-mail: monica.murero@unifi.it International Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) AoIR Executive Board - First Appointed Seat http://www.captaindoc.com/interviews/interviews12.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 8:26 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.

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