Resources for Lab 1.1

Labs

Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Description of the very first electronic digital (single purpose) computer.
Babbage
by Schaffer: Pt. 3 - Calculating engines and their intelligence.
Brief History of Computer Technology
Brief sketch of the development of digital, electronic computers, part of a larger Web-book on computational science; sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
The Babbage difference engine.
Charles Babbage Institute
Dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of information processing.
Chronology of Computer History
Detailed timeline of international computing history. See also, the file museum.htm at this same URL. Sponsored by the Historical Computer Society.
Federal Networking Council
Official government definition of the Internet.
Hamilton College
The cool college where Rick and Stu weave their magic web
Herman Hollerith
Short biographical summary.
History of Computers Notes
Computers: From the Past to the Present - a series of lecture notes from Michelle Hoyle at University of Regina, Canada. Uses Frames.
The Interactive Factory
A cool and groovy place where educational multimedia comes to life.
Internet History
From the Discovery Channel.
Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)
The Father of Modern Computers - long article on Zuse and the Z-family of computers.
Konrad Zuse's work
Zuse's own discussion of the Z-family of computers.
Machine That Changed The World
Outline of the major topics of presentation in each of the episodes of the video series.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Why IE is better than Netscape Navigator 3.0... for the moment.
NetLingo
A dictionary of the Internet language.
Netscape Navigator 3.0
Standards and features of the Netscape browser version 3.0.
PBS Internet timeline
From the PBS series Life on the Internet.
Tools for Thought
By Howard Rheingold: Ch. 2 - The First Programmer Was a Lady.
Virtual Museum of Computing
Wonderful listings of computing history, computing resources, images, etc.

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