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Computer Museum History Center

• A History of the Internet: 1962-1992
• Microprocessor Evolution: 1971-1996

Cybercinema
An Interactive Site Devoted to the History of Computers and Artificial Intelligence in Film
Sections include: Intelligence ; Fear ; God ; Love ; Self ; Visual Gallery ; Sound Gallery ; Filmography ; Early Cinema ; 1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s.
By Matthew Hurt, University of Illinois Dept. of English

History of Computer Security
Computer Security Paper Archive Project
"This list of papers was initially distributed on CD-ROM at NISSC '98. These papers are unpublished, seminal works in computer security. They are papers every serious student of computer security should read. They are not easy to find. The goal of this collection is to make them widely available. This list was compiled by the Computer Security Laboratory of the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Davis."
- Computer Security Resource Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Hobbes' Internet Timeline - (dead link)
"The Definitive ARPAnet & Internet History"
By Robert H'obbes' Zakon

http://www.apple-history.com
By Glen Sanford

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• History Center
  Online resources include: Historical FAQs ; ECHOES ; Historical Articles ; Legacies ; Oral Histories ; Bibliography ; Newsletters ; Web Archives.
  • Going Digital
    "...is collecting the history of Automatic Speech Synthesis & Recognition and Digital Audio Recording utilizing the Web. Going Digital is an on-line forum for collecting your stories and reminiscences and to help identify issues and turning points..."
• Virtual Museum
  The Story of Electricity, Electronics, and Computers

Internet Society (ISOC)
Sections include: Internet History ; Education & Training ; Public Policy ; Standards & Protocols ; Chapters ; Conferences ; Discuss.

• A Brief History of the Internet
  "by those who made the history, including Barry M. Leiner , Vinton G. Cerf , David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff."

Journal of the Association for History and Computing - (dead link) (electronic journal)

RAND Technical Reports (free online versions)

• Toward an Ethics and Etiquette for Electronic Mail
  By Norman Shapiro and Robert H. Anderson, 1985.

PC Magazine - 20 Year Anniversary (March 2002)

• The Man Behind The Machine (February 1982)
  1982 interview with Bill Gates in the first issue of the magazine.

University of Minnesota - Charles Babbage Institute - Center for the History of Information Technology
"...is dedicated to promoting study of the history of information technology and information processing and their impact on society."

• Oral Histories - (dead link)
  Transcripts available online
• The Computing Industry of Minnesota - (dead link)
  "...Minnesota has a rich heritage in computing starting with Engineering Research Associates in 1946, the same year that the ENIAC was first publicly demonstrated. This Web directory explores a number of important (and not-so-important) companies, organizations, and persons who contributed to the Minnesota computer scene."
• Cray Research Virtual Museum - (dead link)
• Resources on the History of Computing - (dead link)
  Sections include: Web Sites ; Bibliographies & Research Tools ; Research Collections ; Vintage Machines ; Hollywood & Computers.