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General

• Chip Directory
  Need a pinout for a particular chip? Chip Directory has that information in its numerically and functionally ordered chip lists.
• The Computer Comes Home: a history of personal computing
• Contextual Computing Group
  This site from George Tech College of Computingfocuses on the field of contextually-aware, wearable computing systems.
• Digital Logic
  A very good overview of digital logic for electrical or computer engineering students.
• IBM Research
  Includes a searchable database.
• ExpressCard
  The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, has developed a new standard for removable PC cards (PCMIA). This site has a great deal of information on the ExpressCard, including physical dimensions, performance characteristics, and other specifications.
• Hardware Central
  This site features opinions, reports, and product reviews on numerous computer related products.
• IBM Almaden Research Center
  The Almaden Research Center conducts research in the areas of: Computer science software, computer science storage systems, science and technology, services research and WebFountain.
• Magnetic Core Memory Principles
  Magnetic RAM (MRAM) is a non-volatile memory storage system similar to Flash memory except that it uses less power and switches faster. The website, maintained by a researcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, provides some basic information on magnetic memory and binary notation, as well as sections on: the Principle of the Magnetic Memory, The Rectangular Hysterisis Loop, A Magnetic Memory Element, Arrangement of Magnetic Core Memories, Relation between the Decimal and Binary Codes, How Numbers Are Stored in a Memory, How a Binary-Coded Decimal Digit is 'written in,' How a Digit is 'read out,' and a Complete Wiring Diagram of a Matrix Plane.
• Maximum Hardware
  Created by Michael Verstichelen, an engineering student at McGill University (Montreal, Canada), this site provides up-to-date information on computer hardware performance.
• Museum of Computer History
• Old-Computers.com
• SPEC: Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
  SPEC devlopes standardized benchmarks used to measure and compare different computer systems. This site contains downloadable benchmarks and a large database of test results.
• Systems Research at Harvard
  This website features Systems Research at Harvard University. Projects described focus on distributed computing, sensor networks, file systems, and systems integration.
• Top 500 Supercomputer Sites
  Updated twice a year this site shows the trends in high-performance computing.

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

• 2.0 Specification
  This is a .zip file containing the 650 page specification. Be sure to also view the Errata page (PDF)
• Everything USB
  News items, forums, faqs, etc.
• PortableApps.com
  Software applications (apps) that run on USB flash drives. Many of these portable apps have been developed by John T. Haller a leader in the industry.
• USB Central
• USB Documentation
  This site has various specifications, guidelines, etc. provided by the USB Implementers Forum.
• USB Frequently Asked Questions
• USB In a Nutshell
  This 30 page PDF explains USB in detail.