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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.
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.
The Burroughs B-205 Computer :

- A mixture of science fiction and fact concerning the B205.
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.
The Computer Closet :

- Rescues classic microcomputers and video games from the junk heap.
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.
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.
Ian's 'Naff Computer Pics Page' :

- A page with some pictures of Honeywell-Bull mainframes and mini's (DPS-6 and DPS-7)
ICL 1900 Series Computers :

- Information about the ICL 1900 series mainframes from the 1970s, both hardware and software. The George (1S, 2, 3 and 4) series operating systems, Minimop and Maximop. Programming languages and other information.
John Elliott :

- Dedicated to computers and/or operating systems which some might describe as obsolete.
Largest Classic Computer Documentation Archive :

- Thousands of scanned classic computer documents.
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.
MIXTEL :

- Site is dedicated to the first home computer that could be bought in the UK.
The Oldskool PC Shrines :

- Honoring personal computing in the 1980s.
PC - History :

- 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.
Sos-hardware.windowstothemax.com :

- Specifications and known problems of old hardware.
The SWTPC Computer Documentation Repository :

- Documentation for the SWTPC computer line.
Video Genie System :

- A personal tribute to an early model PC.