And speaking of Sun Microsystems Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:52:45 -0700 Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. ... Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:16:43 -0700 Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition... LaCie's 5big Network offers five drive bays, up to 7.5TB storage Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:53:56 -0700 LaCie is bringing its distinctive aesthetic sense to small business networked storage with its new 5big Network device, which offers—surprise—five drive bays and up to a whopping 7.5 terabytes of capacity. If that's still not sufficient (or you want to back up what's on the 5big Network), the included USB... Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:03:52 -0700 Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is... Touchscreen Asus Eee PC available for UK preorder Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:01:06 -0700 Look! There it is, on preorder in the UK: Asus' all-in-one Eee PC is available for £399.99, and seems sluggish to boot: 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and 15-inch screen running Windows XP. Combined with the... Using your voice to pilot your computer Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:45:23 -0700 According to The Seattle Times, an interdisciplinary team of scientists of the University of Washington UW has developed Vocal Joystick, a software which enables people with disabilities to control their computers using the sound of their voice and without the need to use a mouse. Their virtual computer mouse driven...
404Alan J. Flavell - A physics professor tells about some of the early computers he worked with.
BESM-6 Nostalgia Page - Information about the late Soviet mainframe computer BESM-6, the last original was dismantled in 1995.
Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute - The Institute was established in 1997 to excavate, preserve, research, and present interesting and historically significant computing devices.
500Block I Apollo Guidance Computer Replica - Full details of a successful project to build a working reproduction of the 1964 prototype for the Block I Apollo Guidance Computer.
Charles Babbage Institute - CBI is a research center dedicated to promoting the study of the history of computing and its impact on society, and preserving relevant documentation.
Meta Description: [ Archives and research center for the history of computing, located at University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis ]
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.
Meta Description: [ The history of computing in California, the magazine we publish about it, and the museum we're creating to display it. Links to computer history resources worldwide. ]
Cosmac Elf - History of 1802-based computing and home of the TinyELF emulator for Palm OS handhelds. Documents, scans, message board.
Enigma Replica - Shows all processes involved Building a replica of the German M4 Naval Enigma.
Historical Computer Society - International user group for old computer enthusiasts old computers and/or old enthusiasts. Dedicated to preserving older and classic computer hardware, software, and literature.
ICL 1900 Series Computers - Information about the ICL 1900 series mainframes from the 1970s, both hardware and software. The George (1S, 2, 3 4) series operating systems, Minimop and Maximop. Programming languages and other information.
Meta Description: [ ICL 1900 Series Computers ]
John Elliott - Dedicated to computers and/or operating systems which some might describe as obsolete.
Mechanical Aids to Calculation - History on the first automatic totalizer by Sir George Julius, mechanical aids to calculation - extracts of a paper presented to the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1920.
Meta Description: [ The invention of the world's first automatic totalizer by Sir George Julius, Mechanical Aids to Calculation - extracts of a paper presented to the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1920 ]
MIXTEL - Site is dedicated to the first home computer that could be bought in the UK.
Meta Description: [ The UK home of the first British home computer. Details of the Nascom + Gemini computers. ]
PC - History - This is a site devoted to the history of the PC, covers all types of personal computers from 1970 to present.
Retro Computer Gallery - Collection of pictures of old computers, consoles, handhelds and magazines.
Meta Description: [ A Collection of photographs of classic computers, consoles, handhelds and magazines from Atari to ZX81 ]
Russian Virtual Computer Museum - The gathering of information concerning the primary stage of origination and development of IT and computing, primarily in Russia and ex-USSR.
Sos-hardware.windowstothemax.com - Specifications and known problems of old hardware.
Meta Description: [ Een Nederlandstalige site met een schat aan informatie over Windows NT en Windows 2000. Wij hebben documentatie, verwijzingen naar documenten verborgen op het net, registry databases en veel meer. ]
The Apollo Guidance Computer Project - The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was developed to provide reliable real-time control for the Apollo spacecraft that carried US astronauts to the moon, 1969-1972. This site is devoted to documenting the machines, people and institutions that made this possible.
The Computer Closet - Rescues classic microcomputers and video games from the junk heap.
Meta Description: [ The Computer Closet rescues classic microcomputers and video games from the junk heap to preserve our technological legacy. ]
The SWTPC Computer Documentation Repository - Documentation for the SWTPC computer line.
Meta Description: [ archive of technical documents and ads for Southwest Technical Products Corporation's computers. ]
