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BESM-6 Nostalgia Page

http://www.mailcom.com/besm6/

Information about the late Soviet mainframe computer BESM-6, the last original was dismantled in 1995.

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Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute

http://www.blinkenlights.com/

The Institute was established in 1997 to excavate, preserve, research, and present interesting and historically significant computing devices.

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Charles Babbage Institute

http://www.cbi.umn.edu/

CBI is a research center dedicated to promoting the study of the history of computing and its impact on society, and preserving relevant documentation.

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Computer History Association of California

http://www.chac.org/

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.

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Cosmac Elf

http://homepage.mac.com/ruske/cosmacelf/

History of 1802-based computing and home of the TinyELF emulator for Palm OS handhelds. Documents, scans, message board.

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Enigma Replica

http://www.enigma-replica.com

Shows all processes involved Building a replica of the German M4 Naval Enigma.

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Historical Computer Society

http://www.cyberstreet.com/hcs/hcs.htm

International user group for old computer enthusiasts 'old computers' and/or 'old enthusiasts. Dedicated to preserving older and classic computer hardware, software, and literature.

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Ian's 'Naff Computer Pics Page'

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ie.dunster/My%20Stuff/Computer_page.htm

A page with some pictures of Honeywell-Bull mainframes and mini's (DPS-6 and DPS-7)

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ICL 1900 Series Computers

http://www.fcs.eu.com/icl1900/index.html

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.

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John Elliott

http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/

Dedicated to computers and/or operating systems which some might describe as obsolete.

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Mechanical Aids to Calculation

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/calcaids.htm

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.

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MIXTEL

http://www.mixtel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Site is dedicated to the first home computer that could be bought in the UK.

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PC - History

http://www.pc-history.org/

Devoted to the history of the PC, covers all types of personal computers from 1970 to present.

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Retro Computer Gallery

http://www.imarshall.karoo.net/

Collection of pictures of old computers, consoles, handhelds and magazines.

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Russian Virtual Computer Museum

http://www.computer-museum.ru/english/index.htm

The gathering of information concerning the primary stage of origination and development of IT and computing, primarily in Russia and ex-USSR.

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The Apollo Guidance Computer Project

http://hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/

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.

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The Computer Closet

http://www.computercloset.org/

Rescues classic microcomputers and video games from the junk heap.

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