Norwescon is the pacific northwest's premier science fiction and fantasy convention.
Stone Age | In computer folklore, an ill-defined period from ENIAC (ca. 1943) to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical dinosaurs. |
Bronze Age | ‘Bronze Age’ era of transistor-logic, pre-ferrite-core machines with drum or CRT mass storage (as opposed to just mercury delay lines and/or relays). |
Iron Age 1961-1971 | The Iron Age began, ironically enough, with the delivery of the first minicomputer (the PDP-1) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1971. |
Elder Days | The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS, and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings. |
Computing History Resources |
Computer History Museum
Located in Mountain View, CA, CHM has something for everyone, from docent-led tours to demonstrations to self-guided visits. It provides both onsite and online exhibits. |
LIVING COMPUTERS: MUSEUM + LABS
Located in Seattle it closed during the pandemic, hopefully it will make a comeback. |
Old-Computers.com
Have a trip down memory lane re-discovering your old computer, console or software you used to have. |
Vintage Computer Festival
Founded in 1997, the Vintage Computer Festival is the world's longest-running event devoted to the history of computing. |
HitMill History of Computers
A history of computers, computing, and a timeline of the history of computers and early calculating machines. Defunct, but cached on Archive.org. |
Chronology of Personal Computers
An attempt to bring various published sources together to present a timeline about Personal Computers. |
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present
Out of date, but still a good resource. |
Remember When? Computer ads from the 80's. |
A cool (and now very outdated) book illustrating the history of computers. |