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http://www.softwarehistory.org/
Editor's Pick Software History Center Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   History of the software industry and the stories of its entrepreneurs and software developers. Includes lengthy software industry who's-who.
   http://www.softwarehistory.org/

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http://web.onetel.net.uk/%7Ehibou/Beer%20and%20Nappies.html
Beer and Nappies -- A Data Mining Urban Legend Open in a new browser window
   Article debunking the beer-and-diapers data mining urban legend.
   http://web.onetel.net.uk/%7Ehibou/Beer%20and%20Nappies.html
http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=396&page=1
CORBA history Open in a new browser window
   Critical history of the CORBA standard for object request brokers.
   http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=396&page=1
http://www.dbmsmag.com/int9508.html
DBMS Magazne Interview - August 1995 Open in a new browser window
   Founder Mitchell Kertzman discusses the history of Powersoft.
   http://www.dbmsmag.com/int9508.html
http://www.bricklin.com/history/intro.htm
Dan Bricklin's History Section Open in a new browser window
   By Dan Bricklin, co-inventor of Visicalc
   http://www.bricklin.com/history/intro.htm
http://www.thocp.net/software/software.htm
History of Computing: Software Index Open in a new browser window
   Taxonomy of many kinds of software, with historical perspective.
   http://www.thocp.net/software/software.htm
http://www.computerhistory.org/corphist/index.php
Information Technology Corporate Histories Collection Open in a new browser window
   History of various IT companies, especially enterprise software vendors. Affiliated with the Computer History Museum.
   http://www.computerhistory.org/corphist/index.php
http://davewiner.userland.com/outlinersProgramming
Outliners & Programming Open in a new browser window
   Dave Winer on the history of some early personal computer software products.
   http://davewiner.userland.com/outlinersProgramming
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2004-12/msg00033.php
PostgreSQL History Document Open in a new browser window
   Capsule history of POSTGRES-related database management systems.
   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2004-12/msg00033.php
http://pbdj.sys-con.com/read/124571_1.htm
PowerBuilder History Open in a new browser window
   Idiosyncratic history of PowerBuilder and other client/server development tools.
   http://pbdj.sys-con.com/read/124571_1.htm
http://www.lannigan.org/powersoft_powerbuilder_history.htm
Powersoft History Open in a new browser window
   Capsule history of PowerBuilder, with a scan of a product advertisement.
   http://www.lannigan.org/powersoft_powerbuilder_history.htm
http://siliconuser.com/
SiliconUser Open in a new browser window
   Articles about technology history with an Apple orientation.
   http://siliconuser.com/
http://www.softwarememories.com/
Software Memories Open in a new browser window
   Historical articles about the enterprise software industry, its companies, and its pioneers.
   http://www.softwarememories.com/
http://www.stottlerhenke.com/ai_general/history.htm
Stottler Henke - Artificial Intelligence History Open in a new browser window
   Brief history of artificial intelligence, especially expert systems
   http://www.stottlerhenke.com/ai_general/history.htm
http://www.mcjones.org/System_R/
System R History Open in a new browser window
   Extensive oral history transcripts about System R and SQL. From 1995.
   http://www.mcjones.org/System_R/
http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/history.html
The History of Software Patents Open in a new browser window
   A history of how software went from unpatentable to patentable.
   http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/history.html
http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~motohiko/
The Vintage Mac Museum Open in a new browser window
   Screenshots of vintage Macintosh software.
   http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~motohiko/
http://www.tincat-group.com/mv/familytree.html
Tincat Group, Inc.— MultiValue Family Tree Open in a new browser window
   Family tree "poster" and timeline for multivalue (PICK and U2) database management product lines.
   http://www.tincat-group.com/mv/familytree.html
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/part1/
Usenet Software: History and Sources Open in a new browser window
   Short essay on the development of Usenet architecture.
   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/part1/
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/dick.rumelt/Docs/Cases/Visicorp.pdf
Visicorp 1978-84 Open in a new browser window
   A business school case study detailing the history of electronic spreadsheet pioneer Visicorp.
   http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/dick.rumelt/Docs/Cases/Visicorp.pdf

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