I’m interested in discussing tools and methods that could be used for research, teaching, and publishing in the history of computing. This would presumably include general web development, but also primary sources that might be amenable to distant reading, open data sources related to economics / tech components of GDP etc, likely sources for web scraping, approaches to online exhibits and timelines like the ones at http://www.computerhistory.org/. There’s also the question of how to (or whether we should) archive and make publicly accessible technical documentation including specifications, requirements, and code. Software preservation might also be of interest. My immediate interest is to enhance the visibility of national computing histories and enable transnational comparisons and collaboration, but the global picture is important too. I’d be more than happy for the conversation to take in the broader history of technology.
