[ih] Fwd: A new reference source - it's free and we would appreciate your input!

[Vint Cerf]

thought you might be interested in this new source.

vint



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:  <bobd at thepcpioneers.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Subject: A new reference source - it's free and we would appreciate your input!
To: vint.cerf at google.com


 *We are writing to you because you are featured in this new
material:*

 the *new resource is **thePCpioneers.com* that celebrates the people
who brought us the PC and the Net. It’s much more about the
individuals than the products
 first the scene is set by looking at the early use of numbers,
devices and calculators, mainframes and minicomputers, but then the
site concentrates on the last forty years - from the first use of the
term ‘personal computer’ right up to today with its billion-plus
users.
 one way of exploring the material is by following one of our *themes*
<http://thepcstory.com/themes/>
 or *threads* <http://thepcstory.com/threads/>

 the site is as comprehensive as we could make it *- yet it is still
work in progress!*

Its *sister site ** wikiPCpedia.com* <http://www.wikipcpedia.com/>
 is a *wiki site* - so that he material will evolve collaboratively.
Users are prompted to:

 contribute their thoughts about the existing material and amend it
where necessary
 report their own experiences and memories to expand the content
 provide audio and video accounts for inclusion.
 In this way the site will become the ultimate repository for computer
history information, and is therefore readily available at
everyone’s fingertips.

It’s also a living database! We have accumulated a great deal of
useful reference material:

 *thePCpioneers.com* <http://www.thepcpioneers.com/>
 already has details of the main 1,200+ PC pioneers featured in the
story of the PC and the Net - and this will be constantly expanded and
updated
 *thePCtimeline.com* <http://www.thepctimeline.com/>
 chronologically records more than 3,400 significant events in the
development of the PC and the Net – this will grow as users add more
details, new events
 *thePCstory.com* <http://www.thepcstory.com/>
 has accumulated data on 1,000+ organisations that played a part in
the story – this too will expand through user input (this is still
in process).

Here’s where your assistance would be invaluable:

 Of course we would certainly appreciate your passing on the word
about this new resource to your colleagues, contacts, and friends.
 But we would also welcome your assistance by commenting on how we
have presented your roles and contributions – have we missed or
misrepresented anything?

Regards
Bob Denton
bobd at thePCpioneers.com <mailto:bob at thePCpioneers.com>


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