Colossus its Purpose and Operation
← Back to ResourcesCodes and Ciphers site covering WWII cryptography including the Colossus computer, Enigma machine, and the Lorenz cipher system at Bletchley Park.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | https://codesandciphers.org.uk/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Timeline: History of Visual Effects VFX, Computer Graphics, CGI, Computer Animation
← Back to ResourcesVisual effects and computer graphics timeline by Barbara Flueckiger (Zauberklang), cataloging the history of VFX, CGI, and computer animation techniques in film.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://zauberklang.ch/timeline.php |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | CN |
Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)
← Back to ResourcesJurgen Schmidhuber's resource page on Konrad Zuse, covering the inventor's contributions to computing including the Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 machines.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/zuse.html |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | CN |
History of SPARC systems 1987 to 2010
← Back to ResourcesHistory of SPARC systems from 1987 to 2010, documenting Sun Microsystems' SPARC processor architecture and the workstations and servers that used it.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://sparcproductdirectory.com/history.html |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Global Networking Timeline
← Back to ResourcesTracing milestones from 30,000 BCE through 2010, this timeline of Information Exchange Technology by T. Matthew Ciolek includes computing, networking, and communications.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://ciolek.com/GLOBAL/milestones.html |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Swarthmore College Computer Society
← Back to ResourcesSwarthmore College Computer Society (SCCS) providing computing resources and documenting the history of computing at Swarthmore College.
| Resource Type | Research |
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| Website | https://sccs.swarthmore.edu/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
CPU Shack Museum
← Back to ResourcesCPU Shack Museum - an online museum dedicated to microprocessor history with one of the world's largest collections of CPU chips and related documentation.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | https://cpushack.com/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Antique Chip Collector's Page
← Back to ResourcesAntique chip collector's resource with information about vintage integrated circuits, early microprocessors, and semiconductor history.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://antiquetech.com/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Carl Friend's Minicomputer "Museum"
← Back to ResourcesChris Friend's personal computing museum website featuring a collection of vintage computers with photos, specifications, and historical notes.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://users.rcn.com/crfriend/museum/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |
Old Computer Hut
← Back to ResourcesOld Computer Hut, a personal collection of vintage British and international computers with photographs and descriptions.
| Resource Type | Research |
|---|---|
| Website | http://oldcomputers.arcula.co.uk/ |
| Access Policy | public |
| Cost | Free |
| Address | US |