Computer History

History of the Microcomputer 1973-1986
by Lawrence J. Magid (written in 1986)

NY Times Article on Intro of IBM PC

Microsoft Timeline (from Microsoft Museum)

The Computer Museum Home Page

The Computer Museum Timeline (click on the year for highlights)

American Computer Museum

Yahoo Computer History Links

The following links are no longer valid. They're here so I can check them out later.

The following are links to individual pages from  Chronology of Events
in the History of Microcomputers
Copyright (C) 1994-98 Ken Polsson

1947-1970 The Early Years:Transistors, integrated circuits, programmable memory

1971-1976 The Birth of the Microcomputer: Microprocessors, computer kits, pocket calculators

1977-1980 Home Computers
Apple, Commodore, Radio Shack, Microsoft, more microprocessors, VisiCalc, Sinclair

1981-1982 Business Takes Over
Osborne, IBM, Compaq, Lotus 1-2-3, MultiMate, Dbase II

1983-1985 Low-end Shakeout and Next Generation
Macintosh, IBM AT, Windows, Amiga, Atari ST, LaserJet

1986-1989 Steady Progress
Amiga 500/2000, Macintosh II, PS/2, VGA, OS/2, lawsuits, MCA/EISA, 80386/486, Sun, CD-ROM

1990-1992 Maturity
Agreements, mergers, Windows 3.1, Mac PowerBook, System 7, ThinkPad, RS/6000, Video Toaster

1993-1994 Serious Power
Apple Power Macintosh, Intel Pentium, Windows NT, DEC Alpha, Power PC

1995+ Confusion
More mergers, Amiga and Apple shakey, web browser wars, Pentium competitors, Windows 95, PowerMac clones, Pentium Pro, writable CDs and cartridges

Computer History and Folklore

Computer History Archives
materials from the Division of Computers, Information & Society, National Museum of American History.

Computer History Web Sites
links from Commercial Computing Museum

The Computer Museum History Center

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