Computer-Geschichte in 300 Werbeanzeigen
A history of the microcomputer industry in 300 adverts
z.B. Digital Research Einführung von GEM, ein musikalisches MSX-System von Yamaha, IBM Anzeigen mit dem „Tramp“ (einem Charlie Chaplin-Imitator)
“Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa”
Eine Dokumentation über den bahnbrechenden Computer, der vor dem Mac kam: Apple Lisa.
The Misfit Who Built the IBM PC
Ein ziemlich kompletter Abriss über die Entstehungsgeschichte des Original IBM PC.
The project seemed doomed to fail. Mainframe computers were very different from microcomputers, and nobody at IBM had any real experience with the latter. Even if suitable off-the-shelf parts could be found, there was no guarantee those parts would work well together. They’d also need to program their prototype to do something that proved it would work. The risk that problems would occur was high, and they’d been given little margin to fix those that did. But it would be a fun way to spend a month. And as most of them were out of favor within IBM, they had little to lose.
Archive.org: MicroTimes Magazine
Das fantastische und völlig unterbewertete Internet Archive hat unter vielem anderen eine Sammlung Ausgaben des MicroTimes Magazine. Direkte Einblicke in das Epizentrum der Personal Computer Revolution.
Published starting in 1984, MicroTimes magazine lauded itself as the newsletter for computer users in California. Published in two editions (Northern and Southern California) with the primary difference between them being the advertisements. MicroTimes provided interviews, instructions, humor and opinion pieces related to all manner of home computers and business. These issues are open access on Internet Archive with the blessing of the publisher.
HP TouchPad, ein webOS-Tablet von 2011
This short-lived tablet is quite fascinating. It originally shipped with webOS, an operating system which was ahead of its time, featuring a gesture- and card-based multitasking interface. In many ways, it resembled the iOS and iPadOS interfaces we’re all familiar with today.
Michael MJD Revisits the Short-Lived HP TouchPad and Its Precursor Multitasking UI
