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From Histia, the computing encyclopaedia from The National Museum of Computing
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In conjunction with The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park this wiki will try to consolidate the history of computing and computers. Eventually we want articles about every piece of hardware, type of software, byte of firmware. The people involved, the places, the events and companies which have changed our lives over the past seventy years and the older technologies on which those developments were based.
Its about 'math' and how it became an integral but hidden part of all our lives. With pictures, schematics, personal recollections and links to the equipment held at the Museum which you can then visit.
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Content and Licence
Text
Some of our initial content will be extracted from articles on Wikipedia. Because of this, and because we are firm believers in the Open Knowledge model, Histia uses the CC-BY-SA licence for all text. This permits the easy exchange of information between here and other sites which also use the CC-BY-SA-3.0 licence.
Photographs
Although many of our images may also use the CC-BY-SA not all do, and some have restrictions against commercial use or use on sites other than this one. You can click on an image to inspect its licence.
Site Name
The site was going to be "Computing History encyclopædia" but that was a bit too long for repeated typing, so encyclopaedia became just -ia and the rest contracted to Hist, hence Histia. As it happens, Histia is also the name of one of the Greek Olympians: the goddess of the Hearth, protector of the home and family. She was first child of Kronos and Rheia and sister of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter and Hera. You'll find some of these names crop up in computing history too, so it seems quite a good name for the purpose!
Status
Currently in an initial development phase only authorised users may edit the pages until the base structure is completed. After that point the site will be formally launched and opened up for everyone to add their knowledge, experience, and recollections.
