History of computers

Plus www.bygone-computers.com

History of Computers

There is a main line of state-of-the-art computers, ie the primary science, and there's also the history of publically available affordable computers, the subject of which is here. The history of computers is ongoing, so expect new developments.

Early era:

NASCOM 2 see www.mixtel.co.uk

UK101

ACORN ATOM

APPLE 2E

Commodore PET see www.commodorePET.net (gone)

Popularist era:

ZX80 FREEWARE ZX80/ZX81 EMULATORS at http://users.aol.com/autismuk/sinclair.htm

ZX81 ZX81 WEB RING at http://home.t-online.de/home/sinclair_zx81/zx81_wbr.htm (gone, but you can still see T-mobile)

ZX SPECTRUM Planet Sinclair (ZX80/81/Spectrum etc.) and Xyroth's page of Sinclair links

ORIC - See www.rhetoric.8k.com

VIC20 Alhazred's Vic 20 Page (was http://members.nbci.com/vic20/)

TEXAS TI99 www.99er.net
resources for Texas TI99 range of computers

COMMODORE 64 EMULATORS / RESOURCES at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gvincent/ (gone) and Xyroth's page of C64 emulators

AMSTRAD CPC464 www.cpc-center.de (gone)
great Amstrad/Schneider CPC site with lots of resources

BBC COMPUTER more about it here

Acorn Electron www.stairwaytohell.com
is a large BBC & Acorn Electron games archive

Tatung Einstein converted into a flower pot

Tatung Einstein enthusiasts see www.EinsteinActive.co.uk

AMIGA Official Amiga homepage

Z88 Oodles of links to all sorts of z88 related stuff

ARCHIMEDES

Current era (as of 2002/01):

PC Xyroth's page of pc emulators

APPLE MAC

SILICON GRAPHICS INDY

If you know of any specialist interest sites, especially for RETRO computers, you are welcome to e-mail, but please don't be surprised if it takes a while to update this site!

Special thanks to Simon@Chaosmongers - was http://www.vinylbargains.com for many of the good links on this page.

Also note that a page about old computers isn't complete without a link to www.old-computers.com (gone?) even before taking into account their inclusion of the "Tatung Einstein converted into a flower pot" picture

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