Throughout this project many threads are defined.
Threads are needed to create a more clear structure. To keep the information
manageble and above all easy to find for readers.
Also the editors have felt that you can not understand the whole picture of
computing history if you cannot read about what inventions were needed to even
create a computer as we know it today.
So we introduced links to other sciences, put in a section of biographies and
so on until we found that the basic pattern of the carpet we were weaving looked
right.
The picture below shows a small part of the project's infrastructure that illustrates the above:
Click on one of the sections in the picture above or follow the links below.
Explanation on sections
It goes without saying that
all sections will be expanded continuously. New threads will be introduced
as our insights, information, data base, and number of editors grows.
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chronology of computing from the origins of counting
and the invention of the 0
till present days. The time line is liberally illustrated with pictures and contains many hyperlinks to other sections at this and other sites on the History of Computing. The Chronology is the backbone of this project. This section narrates in chronological order about the development of computers. It is also the starting point to go through this site. Click here for more info on the Time Line |
Biographies |
| Biographies
of computer pioneers, links to their inventions or
discoveries. Biographies of the most important pioneers are to be found here. But on some pioneers information is still being gathered and rewritten to fit into the template we have designed. There are links to the person's work, inventions, papers and pictures of the person in various states of his or her life. And added other information we thought would be nice to know. |
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Software |
| History
of software
and computer languages. With a 101 on software and links to computer pioneers and or hardware. Also a list is started of all important or interesting computer languages Special chapters on all aspects of computing when dealing with software will be included. |
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Hardware |
| Index
of hardware
in the form of fact sheets as mentioned in the timeline. The inventors and their machines or technology. Includes links to hardware pioneers, software, reference pages or other information on our site. |
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Companies |
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Hardware and software companies sprang up like mushrooms during the last decades. Many disappeared because of economic turmoil or ware assimilated by larger companies. They are
the motor that drives the modern economy. |
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What's new |
| From time to time we will publish new or updated pages of this site. Only major changes or changes of importance will be listed here. |
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Translate |
| Computerized translations are approximations of the original text. They should not be considered to be an exact translation. But it helps to read this information in your own language or language you are more familiar with than English |
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What happened in... |
| Select a year in which you are interested or were born in. |
| Reference
pages - more info |
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Information on this project, this site, and other stuff we would like to bring to your attention. In time this will be the most extended section because it will deal with sciences, related technologies and other developments that promoted computing in general. |
See also the about this site story for more information and the story how this site came into being.
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Last Updated on 5 November, 2003 | For suggestions please mail the editor in chief |