141. Philosophy - School Of Humanities - University Of Canterbury - New Zealand General information and information on Stage One, Two, Three and Four courses, cognitive science programme, planning a degree in Philosophy, how to write philosophy essays and the Turing Archive for the History of Computing http://www.phil.canterbury.ac.nz/

UC Home Courses Departments Library ... Contacts University of Canterbury School of Humanities School of Humanities Subjects American Studies Art History and Theory Cinema Studies Classics ... Philosophy For Prospective Students Current Students Postgraduate Students International Students ... Alumni About Contacts People Research Resources ... School of Humanities Philosophy Philosophy Home History of Philosophy at UC Research Areas of Study ... Links and Resources Welcome to Philosophy Philosophy will be enjoyed by anyone who is fascinated by ideas, who likes to think and to explore, who is curious, and who wants to know where in the great marketplace of the world's ideas truth might be reasonably found. It is not just an academic subject, but addresses the puzzles that arise in everyone's life. Its aim is to enable you to think rationally, lucidly, independently and critically, to discuss intelligently, and to argue cogently. No experience required!   Philosophy offers an array of courses in its 'absolute beginners' series - courses with NO special background required . Each course provides an enjoyable entrée into the fascinating world of philosophical thinking. Studying Philosophy   Here are a few typical philosophical questions: Was the universe created by God or is it a wholly natural system? Is there life after death? Can science tell us everything there is to know about the world?

142. EZITREE Family History Software Suppliers of family history computer software that can create trees and books with images, family charts, list of references and an index. http://www.ezitree.com.au/

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143. Australian Computer Museum Society Information about a museum of computing similar to the world famous Boston Computer Museum in the USA, and to foster an awareness and knowledge of the history of computing in Australia. http://www.acms.org.au/

144. RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: GEN-NEWBIE The list discusses genealogy, family history, computer applications, and a wide variety of other topics with a goal of assisting anyone who wants community coaching. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-NEWBIE.html

writeHeader('760px','Mailing Lists'); OAS_AD('Top'); Miscellaneous: GEN-NEWBIE Mailing List GEN-NEWBIE-L Topic: where people who are new to computers and genealogy may interact using a computer's email program. It's like a bouncing ball, with someone asking a question and others suggesting answers, or asking more questions. The list discusses genealogy, family history, computer applications, and a wide variety of other topics with a goal of assisting anyone who wants "community coaching" about the Internet, genealogy, computers, or whatever. To subscribe, send the following to gen-newbie-l-request@rootsweb.com: subscribe For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at GEN-NEWBIE-admin@rootsweb.com. Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join GEN-NEWBIE-L , send mail to GEN-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join GEN-NEWBIE-D

145. The Ways Of Counting Essay on the history of computers from the abacus, logarithm, ENIAC, and massively parallel computers. Written by computer pioneer Philip Emeagwali. http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology/computing/history-of-computing-abacus

The Ways of Counting - Essay by Philip Emeagwali HUMAN COMPUTING "Can you do addition?" the White queen asked. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?" - Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking-Glass. T he word "computer" is often thought to have been coined with the advent of the first electronic computer in 1946. Actually, according to Webster's dictionary, the earliest recorded use of "computer" came exactly 300 years earlier, in 1646. From the 17th century until the turn of the 20th century, the term was used to describe people whose jobs involved calculating. In his 1834 book Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston , Mark Napier wrote:"Many a man passes for a great mathematician because he is a huge computer. Hutton and Maseres were great calculators rather than great mathematicians. When their pages were full of figures and symbols, they were happy. [John] Napier alone, of all philosophers in all ages, made it the grand object of his life to obtain the power of calculation without its prolixity." The logarithms of numbers from one to 10.

146. A Brief History Of Computers At @JeremyMeyers Dot Com The author takes the user through a short tour of computer history including subjects such as advances in the 50 s and 60 s. Also includes photos of Charles Babbage and Herman Hollerith. http://www.softlord.com/comp/

147. PattoSoft Select events from a timeline spanning the 1970 s to the 1990 s. Subjects include the Commodore PET, the Amiga, RISC architectures and virtual reality. http://www.pattosoft.com.au/jason/Articles/HistoryOfComputers/

PattoSoft is nearing the launch of several new products... A fresh new web site will be launched in tandem with these products. In preparation for this, the old PattoSoft web site has been taken down for just a few days. Stay tuned... NOTE: All existing links to software, articles and technical papers will continue to function as before when the new site launches.

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