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| Computer History Internet Sites The Apple Museum http://www.theapplemuseum.com/ This site features informative articles, timelines, galleries, and details of Apple’s greatest machines. Calculating Machines http://www.webcom.com/calc/ This site contains the history, classification, and pictures of mechanical calculating machines. Science: Click-N-Learn http://www.kids-online.net/ This site gets at the heart of computers, giving detailed descriptions of the insides of a typical CPU. Simply drag your mouse over the e xposed skeleton of the computer and click to get full descriptions of the hardware. There are three different knowledge levels for your students to explore; and teachers can benefit from knowing the ins and outs of computers as well. Computer Museum History Center http://www.computerhistory.org/ This site provides a comprehensive collection of 2,000 computer-related artifacts which includes an 1890 Hollerith Census machine, a Cray-3 supercomputer, a World War II ENIGMA device, a see-through Palm Pilot; parts of MIT’s Whirlwind computer, and a computer-generated Mona Lisa! 1946: ENIAC First Operated http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/mauchly/jwmintro.html The world’s first electronic digital computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC) was turned on for the first time in 1946. This 30-ton monster was about as powerful as the tiny computers inside today’s "singing" greeting cards. The story of ENIAC, as seen by one of its creators, is told on this site. Historic Computer Images http://ftp.arl.mil/ftp/historic-computers/ This is a photo collection of 200 computer images. Past Notable Women of Computing http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women-cs.html This site has information on the pioneering computing women from Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, to Joan Margaret Winters. The site also includes a photo gallery of women and computers. Triumph of the Nerds http://www.pbs.org/nerds/ This companion website for the PBS television special gives a history of computers. Click on the following link http://www.pbs.o rg/nerds/game.html and you can find a charming guessing game called "Guess the Computer" here. Vintage Calculators http://www.vintagecalculators.com/ This catalog of "old-school" calculators includes the 25-pound Comptometer, the Addiator, and a pinwheel contraption dubbed the Muldivo. All of these models feature actual working gears and levers that can be viewed with the naked eye. When was the last time you fixed you r P alm Pilot by replacing a worn washer? You’re also invited to browse a timeline of calculator history (beginning with the abacus and ending in 1978) and peruse an array of early pocket calculators that appear roughly the size of toasters. World War II Codes and Ciphers http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/ This homespun site was created by Tony Sale, a man instrumental in preserving and restoring the historical collection at Bletchley Park. Bletchley Park was headquarters of British code-breaking during World War II. There are detailed tutorials for the mathematically inclined and a Bletchley Park photo album.ll |