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Some [[Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to '''early computers''' (for which purpose early computers are loosely described as anything before those using [[integrated circuit]]s). This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the [[Wikipedia:to-do list|to-do list]] there.

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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProjectTask force|projecttask force]] to better organize information in articles related to '''early computers''' (for which purpose early computers are loosely described as anything before those using [[integrated circuit]]s). This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this projecttask force will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the [[Wikipedia:to-do list|to-do list]] there.

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==Title==

'''WikiProject on Early computers'''

==Scope==

This [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]]task force is a place to co-ordinate work on the numerous Wikipedia pages about early computers.

==Parentage==

The parent of this WikiProject is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing|WikiProject Computing]].

==Descendant WikiProjects==

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==Participants==

* [[User:Jnc|Jnc]]|[[User_talk:Jnc|Talk]]

* [[User:Matt Crypto]] &mdash; I'm interested in early [[cryptanalytic computer|cryptanalytic hardware]], including computers/proto-computers like the [[Colossus computer|Colossus]] and the [[Bombe]]s.

* [[User:Pavlo Shevelo|pavlosh]]|[[User talk:Pavlo Shevelo|Talk]]

==Structure==

* [[User:Walksonwalls|Walksonwalls]]|[[User talk:Walksonwalls|Talk]]

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* [[User:Bubba73|Bubba73]]|[[User talk:Bubba73|Talk]] - inactive, though. I did quite a bit on early computers several months ago, but none lately.

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* It's me, [[User:MiKE100malloy]]; wanna drop me a line at my [[User_talk:MiKE100malloy|Talk]] page? I like the old computers, and hope to contribute more to the project.

==Hierarchy definition==

* -- [[User:Tinucherian|'''<em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> TinuCherian </em>''']] ^{[[User talk:Tinucherian| (Wanna Talk?) ]]} - 06:42, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

No classification of this project has been defined.

* --[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] ^{[[User talk:Mu301|talk]]} 12:00, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

* [[User:W Nowicki]]|[[User talk:W Nowicki|Talk]]

* [[Stutya]]|[[User talk:Stutya|Talk]]

*--[[User:ArnoldReinhold|agr]] ([[User talk:ArnoldReinhold|talk]]) 19:45, 12 September 2012 (UTC) Is this still active?

* [[User Bduke|Bduke]] ([[User talk:Bduke|talk]]) I first started computing on a very early computer, coding in Mercury Autocode, in 1960, so I am happy to work in this project, particularity if it becomes more active.

==Goals==

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* To standardize classification of early computers into several different [[Wikipedia:Category|Categories]]. See [[/Generations]] for a draft article on the stages of early computer development.

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==See also==

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===Books===

The list got rather long, and has been moved to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Early computers/Books]].

===External links===

* The single most important source is probably the ''Annals of the History of Computing'' series; there is an online index of the issues [http://www.computer.org/annals/archives.htm here], but the articles themselves are only free to IEEE members, etc.

* The Charles Babbage Institute has a massive collection of [http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/oralhistories.html oral histories] of computer pioneers online; the [http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/ complete list] is rather lengthy.

* The University of Manchester has a great web site [http://www.computer50.org/ Birth of the Modern Computer], which includes a good [http://www.computer50.org/mark1/links.html links page].

* The late (and much missed) [http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ Mike Muuss] collected a large number of original documents relating to early computer work in the US, at [http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/comphist/ History of Computing Information]

* Some info relating to [http://museum.e-ukraine.org/ early computer work in the USSR] (there used to be [[USSR|such country :-)]] with focus to [[Ukraine]].

The Charles Babbage Institute has a massive collection of [http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/oralhistories.html oral histories] of computer pioneers online; the [http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/ complete list] is rather lengthy.

* List of books about Soviet computers [http://www.icfcst.kiev.ua/Museum/chBooks.html] on the Kiev Museum server.

The University of Manchester has a great web site [http://www.computer50.org/ Birth of the Modern Computer], which includes a good [http://www.computer50.org/mark1/links.html links page].

[[Category:Early computers task force| ]]

The late (and much missed) [http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ Mike Muuss] collected a large number of original documents relating to early computer work in the US, at [http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/comphist/ History of Computing Information]