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Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) - A research center at the University of Minnesota dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of computing and information processing.

Chronology of Personal Computers - Timeline of microcomputers from the development of the microprocessor in the 1960s through to the present day. Includes hardware, software, peripherals, companies, individuals, etc.

Computer History Association of California - Chac is a nonprofit corporation, who safeguards and organizes the history of electronic computing, not only in California, but nationally and internationally. They collect and archive hardware, software and documents.

Computer History Images - Pictures of many of the pioneering computers.

Computer Industry History - Comprehensive list of links to the best computer industry history resources that can currently be found on the 'Net

Computers, Videogames and Arcade Collector's Ring

Computing Millennium timeline - A project to create the definitive list of the 1,000 key innovations and events in the last 1,000 years of information technology.

History of Computers - A directory of sites about the history of computers arranged categorically and with specific topic and general topic sections.

Jones Telecommunications and Multimedia Encyclopedia - Computers, their history and development.

PC History - This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of some pre-IBM machines.

Silicon Valley History and Future - Silicon Valley -- San Francisco Bay Area -- background, trends and forecast

The New Hacker's Dictionary - A hacking jargon site including info on writing style, hacker terms, lamer-speak and more.

The Vintage Computer - Links to information about old home computers for collectors and people on a very tight budget. Cheesy -- but perhaps it's a conscious image choice ("sure it's old and ugly, but it gets the job done")

Tools For Thought - by Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of computing; includes Babbage, Turing, von Neumann, Engelbart, PARC, Kay, Atari, and far more.

Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology - New updated edition from MIT Press, with new interviews of historic characters.

Triumph of the Nerds - Bios, an interactive game, and a Q&A forum trace the birth of the personal computer at this PBS companion site.

Vintage Computer Festival - Annual Silicon Valley event celebrating our computer heritage.

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