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Beer and Nappies — A Data Mining Urban Legend

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Beer and Nappies -- A Data Mining Urban Legend - Article debunking the beer-and-diapers data mining urban legend.

Cincom Timeline

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Cincom Timeline - Official timeline-history of database pioneer Cincom.

CORBA history

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CORBA history - Critical history of the CORBA standard for object request brokers.

DataDirect History

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DataDirect History - Official company history of the ODBC/JDBC/data connectivity pioneer variously known as Pioneer Software, Q+E Software, and DataDirect.

The Hard Work of Software History

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The Hard Work of Software History - Paper on the challenges and techniques of preserving software history, by a Stanford University curator. [PDF]

History of Computing: Software Index

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History of Computing: Software Index - Taxonomy of many kinds of software, with historical perspective.

The History of Software Patents

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The History of Software Patents - A history of how software went from unpatentable to patentable.

Information Technology Corporate Histories Collection

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Information Technology Corporate Histories Collection - History of various IT companies, especially enterprise software vendors. Affiliated with the Computer History Museum.

Lannigan.org

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Lannigan.org - Site with history of several software companies (InSystems, Powersoft, Covalent).

Outliners & Programming

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Outliners & Programming - Dave Winer on the history of some early personal computer software products.