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- I am an information designer, working in the field of technical communications, with over 25 years of experience in the production of cross-media, multilingual technical information products.
I have expertise in single sourcing, component content management, collaborative authoring, and localization. I also have extensive knowledge and a good understanding of the current e-learning and social network technologies.
I am currently studying towards a Masters in Online and Distance Learning to fulfill my ambition to work in the field of ICT for Development.
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- http://kcweb.org.uk
Technohistory Resources
AI History
A comprehensive set of links to resources for the history of Artificial Intelligence from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
atariarchives.org
makes books, information, and software for Atari and other classic computers available on the Web. Everything here is available with permission of the copyright holders
Cracking open Old Computers from Tech Republic
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
Recording Technology History
Discusses early people and items used to make early audio and video devices from the first record players to digital television.
The BBC Lives
Claims to be the net's largest site catering for enthusiasts of Acorn's (RIP) range of 8-bit micros from the eighties: the BBC models, Electron, Master and Compact, and to a small degree the Atom and Archimedes.
The Center for History of Physics
AIP's Center for History of Physics works to to preserve and make known the historical record of modern physics and allied sciences. Through documentation, archival collections and educational initiatives, the Center ensures that the heritage of modern physics is safeguarded and its story accurately told.
The Computer History Museum
The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age.
The Digibarn Computer Museum
seeks to capture personal stories and track technological evolution through a large collection of vintage computer systems, manuals, videos, interviews, and other fossil relics of the "Cambrian explosion" of personal computing that ignited in 1975.
The Galileo Project
The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). The aim is to provide hypertextual information about Galileo and the science of his time to viewers of all ages and levels of expertise.
The history of electric vehicles
This site is the first online archive created to encourage electric vehicle enthusiasts to help preserve the recent history of electric vehicles. This project offers a unique opportunity for electric car owners, drivers, and enthusiasts to chronicle their own history by adding to an online archive. Drivers and owners of electric vehicles can contribute to the growing online archive, and people interested in the history of technology can use this site to learn about the history of an emerging technology. Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this site is a non-profit historical research project intended solely for non-commercial use.
The Medieval Technology Pages
The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages. There are several ways to access this information. The most direct method is through the Subject Index which provides direct access to all the technology pages. Many of the articles are also present in a historical Timeline. And material can be found by examining the References which back-reference all articles through the sources used.
The Society for the History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. Founded in 1958, the society now numbers around 1500 members. An international society, SHOT meets annually in North America or Europe and also sponsors smaller conferences focused on specialized topics, often jointly with other scholarly societies and organizations.
Welcome to the Obsolete Technology Website
Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers, they had personality!
Each was different and more exciting than the previous, with new features and capabilities. This website is dedicated to the preservation and display of these vintage computer systems.
A comprehensive set of links to resources for the history of Artificial Intelligence from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
atariarchives.org
makes books, information, and software for Atari and other classic computers available on the Web. Everything here is available with permission of the copyright holders
Cracking open Old Computers from Tech Republic
- Cracking Open 3com's Original Palm Pilot
- Cracking Open the legendary Merlin
- Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
- Cracking Open the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
Recording Technology History
Discusses early people and items used to make early audio and video devices from the first record players to digital television.
The BBC Lives
Claims to be the net's largest site catering for enthusiasts of Acorn's (RIP) range of 8-bit micros from the eighties: the BBC models, Electron, Master and Compact, and to a small degree the Atom and Archimedes.
The Center for History of Physics
AIP's Center for History of Physics works to to preserve and make known the historical record of modern physics and allied sciences. Through documentation, archival collections and educational initiatives, the Center ensures that the heritage of modern physics is safeguarded and its story accurately told.
The Computer History Museum
The mission of the Computer History Museum is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the information age.
The Digibarn Computer Museum
seeks to capture personal stories and track technological evolution through a large collection of vintage computer systems, manuals, videos, interviews, and other fossil relics of the "Cambrian explosion" of personal computing that ignited in 1975.
The Galileo Project
The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). The aim is to provide hypertextual information about Galileo and the science of his time to viewers of all ages and levels of expertise.
The history of electric vehicles
This site is the first online archive created to encourage electric vehicle enthusiasts to help preserve the recent history of electric vehicles. This project offers a unique opportunity for electric car owners, drivers, and enthusiasts to chronicle their own history by adding to an online archive. Drivers and owners of electric vehicles can contribute to the growing online archive, and people interested in the history of technology can use this site to learn about the history of an emerging technology. Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this site is a non-profit historical research project intended solely for non-commercial use.
The Medieval Technology Pages
The Medieval Technology Pages are an attempt to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages. There are several ways to access this information. The most direct method is through the Subject Index which provides direct access to all the technology pages. Many of the articles are also present in a historical Timeline. And material can be found by examining the References which back-reference all articles through the sources used.
The Society for the History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. Founded in 1958, the society now numbers around 1500 members. An international society, SHOT meets annually in North America or Europe and also sponsors smaller conferences focused on specialized topics, often jointly with other scholarly societies and organizations.
Welcome to the Obsolete Technology Website
Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers, they had personality!
Each was different and more exciting than the previous, with new features and capabilities. This website is dedicated to the preservation and display of these vintage computer systems.
Kevin Chilton's Videos
Kevin Chilton's Blog
The Robot Hall of Fame
The Robot Hall of Fame recognizes excellence in robotics technology worldwide and honors the fictional and real robots that have inspired and made breakthrough accomplishments in robotics. The Robot Hall of Fame was created by Carnegie Mellon University in April 2003 to call attention to the increasing contributions from robots to human society.
Each year, Carnegie Mellon University assembles a jury of scholars, researchers, writers, designers, and… Continue
Each year, Carnegie Mellon University assembles a jury of scholars, researchers, writers, designers, and… Continue
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 10:22am —
Photos: The evolution of the PC
From the PDP-8 and Commodore PET, to the Apple Newton and iPhone.
source; http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39428128,00.htm
source; http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39428128,00.htm
Posted on May 8, 2009 at 5:30am —
Operating System Interface Design Between 1981-2009
A Graphical User Interface (GUI for short) allows users to interact with the computer hardware in a user friendly way.
Over the years a range of GUI’s have been developed for different operating systems such as OS/2, Macintosh, Windowsamiga, Linux, Symbian OS, and more.
We’ll be taking a look at the evolution of the interface designs of the major operating systems since the 80’s.
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/operating-system-interface-design-between-1981-2009/
Over the years a range of GUI’s have been developed for different operating systems such as OS/2, Macintosh, Windowsamiga, Linux, Symbian OS, and more.
We’ll be taking a look at the evolution of the interface designs of the major operating systems since the 80’s.
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/operating-system-interface-design-between-1981-2009/
Posted on April 20, 2009 at 10:33am —
A Brief History of CPUs: 31 Awesome Years of x86
Believe it or not, your terrifically fast Core i7 fresh off Intel's assembly line contains DNA that dates back over three decades. The same is true if you roll with AMD's latest silicon, the Phenom II X4. We're of course referring to the longstanding x86 microprocessor architecture that has dominated the desktop and mobile scene since before some of you were even born, and will probably be a mainstay still yet for many more years to come.
Invented by Intel in 1978, the x86 architecture has evol… Continue
Invented by Intel in 1978, the x86 architecture has evol… Continue
Posted on April 15, 2009 at 8:16am —
UK university develops massive games emulator
Videogames are not pulp cultural artefacts and should be preserved.
Computer historians and researchers at Portsmouth University in the UK are developing a software emulator that will recognise and play all types of videogames and computer files from the 1970s through to the present day.
"Early hardware, like games consoles and computers, are already found in museums. But if you can't show visitors what they did, by playing the software on them, it would be much the same as putting musical ins… Continue
Computer historians and researchers at Portsmouth University in the UK are developing a software emulator that will recognise and play all types of videogames and computer files from the 1970s through to the present day.
"Early hardware, like games consoles and computers, are already found in museums. But if you can't show visitors what they did, by playing the software on them, it would be much the same as putting musical ins… Continue
Posted on February 12, 2009 at 8:01am —
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