Before we start on the books you’ve chosen, since we’re going to talk about learning computer science and programming, I’m curious to know about your own learning path. Did you become interested in computers early in your life, or did you make that choice as you were going to university? via Pocket #computer #science #books #toread #pub

This reading group is about the ways computers might have been. The predominant ISAs in 2020 all owe a spiritual debt to the IBM System/360, from 1965, and the earliest von Neumann machines before it. But it didn't need to be this way—the history of architecture research is littered with completely different ideas for how to build and program machines. These papers embody alternative visions for the hardware–software interface. #history #hardware #computer #architecture #pub

This is the Computer History Wiki ('CHWiki', for short), a knowledge base about historic computers which anyone can join in order to edit! #history #computer #pub

The site contains all the project materials and software tools necessary for building a general-purpose computer system from the ground up. The materials are aimed at students, instructors, and self-learners. Everything is free and open-source, as long as you operate in a non-profit, educational setting #hardware #course #computer #learning #education #pub