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2011

Oct 20 added Maddida - a digital differential analyzer - 1950 - 2 MB
July 24 "A Second Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems", Ballistic Research Lab, June 1957 Report No. 1010 (2nd) (Table of Contents) .pdf, 8 MB
- Linked from here.
July 23 IBM vs Seven Dwarfs, Why did IBM win?
June 23 link to "On the prehistory of programmable machines: musical automata, looms, calculators" Teun Koetsier (2001)
June 21 link to "The Development of PUNCH CARD TABULATION in the Bureau of the Census" 1890-1940, with Outlines of Actual Tabulation Programs - by Leon E. Truesdell, - a Google Book - 7.3 mega bytes
Apr 7 Video Clips - on YouTube - EDSAC, and IBM France (in French)
Apr 4 Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer [x] Museum ( [x] can be either null or later "History" ) - by Gordon Bell - a history of one of the world's premier computer museums. Linked from on-line-docs.html#Museums-Curators
Apr 1 Williams tube, Selectron, Radechon, Graphecon, Charactron from Tube Collector
Feb 15 yet another version how the Internet started ;-)) ALittleFun.html
Feb 11 added IBM 7090 documents from John van Gardner

2010

Dec 3 added Reference Cards , Teletype Model 28, ERA ABLE & ATLAS & 1101, IBM 701 & 704
Nov 28 added DUECE Mercury Delay Line Memory to On Line Documents, Technology, Mercury delay line
Nov 22 added A Translation Routine for the DEUCE Computer by R.C. Brigham and C. Gordon Bell - to on-line-documents
Sept15 Reports of The Computer Museum of Boston, predecessor of The Computer History Museum - are now complete .pdf format rather than abstracts.
Aug30 added info and emphasis on restoration of Harwell Dekatron WITCH computer
June16 Electronics in IBM 1952, up throught IBM 701, Form 22-6019-0, excellent introduction to electronics. 16.6 megabytes
Table of Contents for Form-22-6019-0
June12 The IBM 706 WilliamsKilburn Tube Memory has been enhanced, sorted, and a Table of Contents made available.
May20 Code breaking, NSA, Cray machines
Mar27 A Physical Turing Machine with movie :-))
Mar01 This history business is too serious, time for A Little Fun
Feb08 added a little section General Motto, Don't throw nuthun away!!" -

2009

Nov14 added IBM Programmer Aptitude Test 120-6762-2 dated 1958
704 Core Memory w Switch Cores
June21 added SAGE, 4 part harmony :-))
May31 The IBM "ERA" IBM's Mainframe History - 45 Years of Evolution 1.22 megabytes, .pdf from Jud McCarthy
May20 Antique computers in the Movies and TV sent by Frank King - May 2009
Feb21 added GE-225 System Operator's Manual
Feb21 added Machine Methods of Accounting - use of IBM unit record equipment, copyright by IBM, 1935, 360 pages, segmented for easy downloading, very well done and intresting
Jan14 added Schematics and Manual for Heathkit ED-1

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Oct 20	added Maddida - a digital differential analyzer - 1950 - 2 MB
July 24	"A Second Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems", Ballistic Research Lab, June 1957 Report No. 1010 (2nd) (Table of Contents) .pdf, 8 MB - Linked from here.
July 23	IBM vs Seven Dwarfs, Why did IBM win?
June 23	link to "On the prehistory of programmable machines: musical automata, looms, calculators" Teun Koetsier (2001)
June 21	link to "The Development of PUNCH CARD TABULATION in the Bureau of the Census" 1890-1940, with Outlines of Actual Tabulation Programs - by Leon E. Truesdell, - a Google Book - 7.3 mega bytes
Apr 7	Video Clips - on YouTube - EDSAC, and IBM France (in French)
Apr 4	Out of a Closet: The Early Years of The Computer [x] Museum ( [x] can be either null or later "History" ) - by Gordon Bell - a history of one of the world's premier computer museums. Linked from on-line-docs.html#Museums-Curators
Apr 1	Williams tube, Selectron, Radechon, Graphecon, Charactron from Tube Collector
Feb 15	yet another version how the Internet started ;-)) ALittleFun.html
Feb 11	added IBM 7090 documents from John van Gardner

Dec 3	added Reference Cards , Teletype Model 28, ERA ABLE & ATLAS & 1101, IBM 701 & 704
Nov 28	added DUECE Mercury Delay Line Memory to On Line Documents, Technology, Mercury delay line
Nov 22	added A Translation Routine for the DEUCE Computer by R.C. Brigham and C. Gordon Bell - to on-line-documents
Sept15	Reports of The Computer Museum of Boston, predecessor of The Computer History Museum - are now complete .pdf format rather than abstracts.
Aug30	added info and emphasis on restoration of Harwell Dekatron WITCH computer
June16	Electronics in IBM 1952, up throught IBM 701, Form 22-6019-0, excellent introduction to electronics. 16.6 megabytes Table of Contents for Form-22-6019-0
June12	The IBM 706 WilliamsKilburn Tube Memory has been enhanced, sorted, and a Table of Contents made available.
May20	Code breaking, NSA, Cray machines
Mar27	A Physical Turing Machine with movie :-))
Mar01	This history business is too serious, time for A Little Fun
Feb08	added a little section General Motto, Don't throw nuthun away!!" -

Nov14	added IBM Programmer Aptitude Test 120-6762-2 dated 1958 704 Core Memory w Switch Cores
June21	added SAGE, 4 part harmony :-))
May31	The IBM "ERA" IBM's Mainframe History - 45 Years of Evolution 1.22 megabytes, .pdf from Jud McCarthy
May20	Antique computers in the Movies and TV sent by Frank King - May 2009
Feb21	added GE-225 System Operator's Manual
Feb21	added Machine Methods of Accounting - use of IBM unit record equipment, copyright by IBM, 1935, 360 pages, segmented for easy downloading, very well done and intresting
Jan14	added Schematics and Manual for Heathkit ED-1