Roots of geekdom

THIS is the online version of the Computer History Museum At Mountain View in California, USA. The site’s latest addition is a multimedia exhibition that traces the history of modern computing, from the abacus to the smartphone.

The site is fun, informative and thought-provoking. It has something for everyone, from technical experts to curious non-techies who wonder how sophisticated computing technology ended up in, among other places, their microwave ovens.

At the site one can explore computing history’s five-decade-long quest to build a computer that could challenge the best human chess players. One can learn about the early attempts to create computing machines. The website contains research materials, digital access to the museum’s collection, and digital versions of past exhibitions at the museum.