This is one of the best all around sites that
I have found. It is titled "The MacTutor History
of Mathematics Archive."
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
This is an
award-winning site that links to all sorts of mathematics
information.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/
Here is a history
of calculating machines with pictures and links:
http://www.webcom.com/calc/main.html
Napier's Bones is an example of
a 17th century calculating device:
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/numbers/machine/napier.htm
Napier:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Napier.html
Babbage:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Babbage.html
Hawking:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hawking.html
This site gives an extensive list
of links on the history of computers.
http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=History%20of%20Computer%20Industry
A History of
the Internet designed for someone new to the internet.
http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml
IBM Help Glossary
of CMS and Computer Related Terms:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/inform/ibmglossary.html
You may want
to check out the PBS internet timeline:
http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/timeline/index.html
Some interesting history of the
supercomputer is included in Seymor Cray's biography:
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/cray_seymour.htm
