Principles Readings


Computer History and Theory Lecture


News Stories

Return to this Section to find links to current News Stories covering Computers, the Internet, the Web and more.

IBM, Merge Healthcare Plans: To Give Watson Gift Of Sight - The Market Business 8/8/15

IBM Watson, CVS Deal - Washington Post 7/30/15

Why your email font is ruining your life - Mashable 7/27/15

Best and Worst Fonts for Your Résumé - Bloomberg Business 4/27/15

The Cobweb - Article from the New Yorker 1/26/15

IBM Scores Weather Deal - Article from New York Times 3/31/15

Watson


Web Design Ideas

Typeface Lecture

Helvetica vs. Arial

Helvetica - the Film

Helvetica background from Slate


Components and Processors

PC Tech Guide to basic microchip CPU architecture, and history of Intel chips

WiFi - IEEE 802.11 a, b, g

Discussion of different PC and Telephone standards

"The Journey Inside"

Intel's guide to computers


History of Computer Science

This History of Computer Science was created in 1996 by the IEEE ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.)

A History of the Internet 1962-1992

A concise history of the Internet presented by the Computer Museum of Mountain View, California

A History of Personal Computing

A history of PCs from the Computer Museum of America, San Diego, California

A History of the Web

How Bits and Bytes Work

How Ram Works

How Rom Works

From the "How Stuff Works" Series