# watson/awesome-computer-history

An Awesome List of computer history videos, documentaries and related folklore

Repository: https://github.com/watson/awesome-computer-history
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-computer-history
License Family: other
Topics: awesome-list, awesome, list, history, computer-history, hackers, video, documentary
Last push: 2023-02-01T09:01:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3861, "days_push": 1309, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2957, forks 158 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.218556+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: awesome-lists, education, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, computer-history, curated-list, documentaries, videos, folklore, web-server

## Member repositories
- watson/awesome-computer-history (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.218556+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:32:13.023812+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/watson/awesome-computer-history (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.218556+00:00, sha 31521cec14d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.