Ever wonder how computers became such an integral part of our lives? There are several online “computer museums” and history sites that trace the evolution of the computer as we know it today.
One of the slickest of these museums is The Computer Museum Network sponsored by The National Science Foundation and an impressive list of computer companies. Visitors to the site can participate in interactive exhibits, tap into computer history resources or download educational materials.
The Computer Museum of America website is the online counterpart to the museum located at Coleman College in La Mesa, California. The site features a fairly comprehensive catalog of descriptions of the machines that led to the modern computer. In addition, users can view a slide show about the evolution of computing.
Covering 4,000 years of technological innovation, The American Computer Museum located in Bozeman, Montana, maintains a website with archives of its various exhibits as well. The site does not contain anywhere near the amount of information covered in the other two sites, but it is still a good point of reference for anyone interested in learning the history of the computer.
PBS maintains a computer history site that traces the course of the computer from the days of the abacus.
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