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

[dgale at internethistoryarchive.org]

thanks vint.  we are returning from a vacation in Alaska and will follow up with them when i get back.  

doug
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vint Cerf [mailto:vint at google.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 09:39 AM
>To: 'internet history'
>Subject: [ih] Fwd: A new reference source - it's free and we would	appreciate your input!
>
>thought you might be interested in this new source.
>
>vint
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>---------- 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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