| Computer_History_Museum Focuses exclusively on the history of computing. Located in Mountain View, California. Search the collection, illustrated timeline, online exhibits and select images from the collection, "This Day |
| 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 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. |
| The_History_of_Computing Detailed information including early pioneers and companies, archives, languages, and networking from the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. |
| The_History_of_Computing_Project Offers a detailed timeline on the history of computer. Sections include hardware, software, pioneers and references. |
| The_History_of_Computing_Science__From_the_Past_to_the_Present Lecture presented by Michelle A. Hoyle explaining how computers and computing science arose from using sticks with notches for counting, to the massive explosion of personal computers in the 1980s. |
| Jargon_File_Resources The Jargon File (AKA, _The New Hacker's Dictionary_) is an essential repository of computer historical information. |
| The_Modern_History_of_Computing Historical survey from Babbage onward; by B. Jack Copeland from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. |
| Museum_of_the_USSR_Computers_History A virtual museum containing historical information on computers and computer facilities in the USSR. Includes descriptions of computers, their characteristics, pictures, and personalities. |
| National_Archive_for_the_History_of_Computing Houses the UK's most important collection of documents relating to the history of computing, and encourages interest and study in the history of computing more generally. |
| The_Obsolete_Technology_Website Pictures, documents, and advertisements of classic computers from the 1970's and 1980's. |
| PC_History This site is under construction but has some nice pictures of some pre-IBM machines. |
| Punched_Cards Covers the earliest ways of encoding data up to the cards used in voting systems today. |
| Reflections_of_a_ModemJunkie Writings on computers, the early online world, and the Internet, dating from 1992 to 2000. |
| Silicon_Valley_History_and_Future Silicon Valley -- San Francisco Bay Area -- background, trends and forecast |
| 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, and Atari. |
| 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. |
| American_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_toward_Robots A site devoted to ensuring the rights of any sentient robots that may someday be developed. |
| Android_World Lots of information on androids and specific android projects. |
| Australia\'s_Telerobot_on_the_Web An ABB industrial robot operated via the Internet. Online since 1994 and originally controlled with a web browser applet, this was one of the first web-controlled robots. Registration is required to u |
| BBC_Robot_World Offers news, reviews and history of robots, as well as robot building guides and a discussion forum. |
| Electronics_Forum Online discussion forum for subject related to electronics including robotics, analog design, analog filters, and tubes. |
| GoRobotics_net An amateur robotics site, including links, books, and resources. |
| How_Stuff_Works_-_The_Singing_Fish Photographed autopsy of the popular singing fish novelty fad reveals its robotic-like subsystems with complete informative descriptions. |
| Humanoid_Robotics Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab page that provides an overview of Humanoid Robotics, addressing their history, current research, and ethical issues. |
| Learn_about_Robots Includes commentary on robot related terminology and many applications of robotics including entertainment, military, space, industrial, and others. |
| Machine_Grid Portal site featuring tutorials, news, links, and other resources for robot builders. |
| Machine_Intelligence_Group Robotics/AI portal with news and discussion forum. Based in India. |
| Orion_Robots A weblog with tips and help on building robots, robot links and robot designs. |
| Plausible_Futures_Newsletter News weblog on topics that include robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and sciences that could dramatically affect the future of society. |
| Popular_Mechanics_Robotics Articles discussing the latest news on robotics technology and artificial intelligence research. |
| Retrofire_-_Rockets_&_Robots Portal for robots and rocket hobbyists. Site includes news, forums, plans, resources, and online store. |
| RoboFesta-UK News and information site with a focus on educational robotics in the UK. Event announcements for UK robotics related events, as well as FAQs, educational resources download area, comprehensive links |
| Robonyp\'s_Website News, links, and several tutorials, on electronics and robotics. |
| Robot_Haven News, information and discussion about robots and robotics. |
| RobotCafe_com RobotCafe.com is a unique portal that offers search results based on quality and popularity. Find free tutorials, news, discussion forums, and an extensive directory of links to robotics websites. |
| Robotic_Spot Robotics portal site devoted to robotic locomotion and home automation. Based in Madrid, Spain. Site in English and Spanish. |
| Robotics_Daily Offers an aggregate RSS newsfeed from a variety of robot news sites. |
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