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HISTORY OF THE MICROPROCESSOR

Intel Museum: The History of the Microprocessor One of the best pages detailing the history of the microprocessor, very interactive with interviews and descriptions of each Intel processor ever created.
Chronology of events in the History of microcomputers This is a general timeline of the most important events in the history of computers starting with the invention of the transistor.
HCS Virtual Computer History Museum This site is a virtual tour of the evolution of the microprocessor and the microcomputer.
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present Impressive list and information about the "best" microprocessors of all times (and all brands).

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS IN GENERAL

Computer History and Development From the Jones Telecommunications and Multimedia Encyclopedia, a nice starting point for those who want to learn the history of computers.
The Machine that Changed the World Another great page set apart by its impressive list of biographies on the people who took part in the history of computers
Computer History Association of California A page containing many links to the history of computers and calculators, including electronic and pre-electronic computing
History of Computers and CPUs A very brief history with some good pictures.
American Computer Museum Excellent page with many great pictures of old and new computers.
Computer Museum @ the University of Amsterdam Another museum with many photos.
The Computer Museum Network Another great resource. Very interactive and directed towards education.
History of Computing Information A site dedicated to historic computers in the Armed Forces, lots of information on the ENIAC
The National Archive for the History of Computing A great collection of manuscripts and other historic documents, from the University of Manchester.
The History of Computing at Los Alamos Good information about antique computers, especially those from IBM.
A Chronology of Digital Computing Machines (to 1952) Another good timeline on the history of computers
The Museum of HP Calculators A great site with pictures of all Hewlett Packard Calculators.
Computer History Web Sites Links to many more sites.

OTHER HISTORY SITES

History of the Internet and WWW A history of the Internet in a very entertaining fashion.
Microsoft History A timeline detailing the history of Microsoft Corporation.
A Journey Through the History of Information Technology Great information on the development of information technology in general
Computer History and Folklore This page is interesting because of its links to old, legendary, and sometimes amazing stories in computer history.

OTHER PAGES

How Microchips Are Made From Intel, this page details the whole manufacture process in a very interactive way.
What is Hardware? This is a slide show geared towards basic understanding of computers, also has a brief history of computers.