watson/awesome-computer-history resource
An Awesome List of computer history videos, documentaries and related folklore observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3861
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1309
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2957 stars · 158 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome list of computer history videos, documentaries, podcasts, texts, folklore, and related resources. It is maintained as a GitHub README by Thomas Watson and accepts community pull requests.
Use cases
- find documentaries about early computing history
- watch classic computer science lectures and demos
- discover podcasts about hacker folklore
- find old recordings of ARPANET and UNIX history
- explore historical source code and memos
- learn computer history through curated media
When to choose
- you want a curated starting point for computer history media
- you are researching the history of computing
- you want classic talks like The Mother of All Demos in one place
When to avoid
- you need software or a tool rather than a link collection
- you need comprehensive academic coverage rather than curated highlights
- you need regularly updated content, as the list is in maintenance mode
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
documentation awesome-lists education developer-tools awesome-list computer-history curated-list documentaries videos folklore web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/watson/awesome-computer-history · fetched 2026-08-28 · 31521cec14d4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| watson/awesome-computer-history | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="watson/awesome-computer-history")
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