Museum
The Centre for Computing History
A hands-on museum in Cambridge covering the social history of computing, with
machines, games, photographs and supporting material.
Vintage Computing Resources
Museums, archives and reference sites for vintage computers and related technology.
I have collected these links as useful starting points for exploring vintage computers, original documentation and related technology. External sites can change, so a link may occasionally move or become unavailable.
Museums and collections
Collection catalogue
Search the Centre for Computing History archive
Search the museum’s extensive catalogue of computers, software, documents,
photographs and other objects.
Museum
Computer History Museum
The California museum’s site presents exhibitions, stories and educational
material covering the history and continuing influence of computing.
Collection catalogue
Computer History Museum collections
An online route into the museum’s artefacts, oral histories, photographs,
software and archival collections.
Private collection
Steve's Computer Collection
A long-running photographic collection of personal computers, with concise
notes and specifications for many machines.
Documentation and preservation archives
Documentation archive
Bitsavers
A major preservation archive of scanned computer manuals, technical documents,
software and related material.
Digital archive
Internet Archive
A broad digital library containing scanned books and magazines, software,
audio, video and archived websites.
Software archive
Internet Archive Software Collection
Collections of historic software, games and emulated systems preserved for
research and exploration.
Processor and technical reference sites
Technical reference
6502.org
Technical information, projects, tutorials and community resources for the
6502 family of processors.
Tutorials
6502.org tutorials and primers
Programming tutorials and technical reference material for the 6502 and
related processors.
Community
6502.org forum
Community discussions covering 6502 hardware, software and vintage systems.
Machine reference pages
These concise reference pages are useful when identifying a machine or checking its general history.
Tangerine
Acorn
Commodore
Sinclair
Other manufacturers
Links from the original museum site
These links appeared on the original museum site. Some destinations have disappeared, so preserved copies are used where available.
Original link, still available
6502.org
6502.org was one of the original museum links and remains available. It is
included above among the current technical resources.
Archived original link
BeeJay's Compukit UK101 page
The historic live address has disappeared. This preserved copy covers the
Compukit UK101, also known as the Ohio Superboard, including its cassette
interface, television output and built-in keyboard.