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Artificial Intelligence Robotics Hardware
Programming Web Authoring Reference
Networks Multimedia / Graphics History of Computing
Study Links    

Artificial Intelligence
Eliza, Parry and Racter Eliza, Parry and Racter are attempts to develop natural language generators. Software of this sort is used to try and pass the Turing test.
Chatterbot catalogue A page containing a large variety of chatterbots including classics like Eliza.
Tierra
Tierra is an attempt to develop genetic algorithms which breed and attempt to survive in an artificial environment.
Floys Floys is an example of simple flocking algorithms which simulate flocks of birds or shoals of fish.
Robotwisdom
The Outsiders Guide to Artificial Intelligence: AI overview with links
Washington University AI Research University Artificial Intelligence departments with links.
Pandora AI who can hold a convincing converstion with you
   

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Programming
MSWLogo Logo - a programming language originally designed to teach young children how to program using recursion and other list processing techniques.
The Java Gently Home Page Resources and example programs from Judith Bishop's Textbook.
The Java Tutorial From Sun Microsystems On-line downloadable tutorial on Java from Sun Microsystems
Yahoo! Directory Catalogue of Programming Languages
Higher SD Links Higher Software Development links from Kelso High School
   

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Networks
Atlas of the Internet A wide variety of different ways of visualising the Internet.
History of the Internet Potted history of the Internet from Dave Kristula.
Data Compression
Interactive Data Compression tutor.
Introduction to TCP/IP Introduction to Internet Protocols
nwfusion A look at the future of networking
Veri-sign Veri-sign issues security certificates for the Web.
Higher Networking Links Higher networking links from Kelso High School
AH Networking Links Advanced Higher Data Communications links from Kelso High School
   

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Robotics
Soda Robot Constructor Build simple creatures and see if they can walk.
thetech Robot activities and links.
robotcafe
Robot café - lots of robotics links
Honda Humanoid Robots
Honda walking (and football playing) robot.
Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder - pictures of the remote controlled robot and of Mars itself.
Springs and Bearings News report: University College Berkley physicists create tiny bearings and springs out of carbon nano-tubes for use in microscopic machines.
Robo Cup Read about the Robo Cup competition.
Kismet
Robots with personality. An experiment in making robots interact emotionally with humans.
Robotics Resources
More links to robotics related web sites.
   

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Web Authoring
W3 schools Guide to HTML
An introduction to how HTML works.
HTML Goodies Downloadable tutorials, graphics and HTML help.
Quadzilla web design
Web Page style and coding guides.
Welcome to ASP 101 Active Server Pages is a programming language for writing interactive web pages which can access databases on remote servers.
Web Monkey Brilliant Web-authoring resources. Frequently updated.
Teacherclick On-line tutorials (including video) for Flash, Dreamweaver and other applications
   

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Multimedia / Graphics
New Interfaces
Exploration of new user interfaces.
Homepage for BladeEnc - MP3 MP3 encoding information and downloads.
The Graphics File Format Page
Useful guide to a wide variety of graphic file formats
Scantips.com All you ever wanted to know about scanning (and more)
Paintshop Pro tips
FreePSP Turorials
Paintshop Pro Tutorials
Tutorials for Paintshop Pro graphics editing software.
VRML art Gallery
VRML Primer
VRML Tutorial
Virtual Reality Modelling Language is a 3D web authoring language.
Multimedia Links Multimedia links from Kelso High School
   

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Hardware
amd.com AMD
compaq.com Compaq
cray.com Cray
dell.com Dell
gw2k.com Gateway
hp.com Hewlett Packard
ibm.com IBM
intel.com INTEL
sun.com SUN
How Computers Work!
The Howstuffworks web site. How computers work or anything else you can think of for that matter.
DABS Useful site for product specifications and pictures.
What's in that box? What's In Your Computer And How it Works.
The PC Technology Guide This site covers the PC's major internal components and peripheral devices.

CD-R and CD-RW Media

Octave guide to a wide variety of brands, types and colours of cd-r and cd-rw disks.
Compact Discs History and future of CDs plus links to other sites.
History of Backing Storage Storage from punched cards to Blu-ray disks
   

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Reference
BYTE Magazine
Computer Shopper
British Computing Magazines
Useful Computing magazine links
Netlingo dictionary Network Communications Dictionary.
utexas.edu Virtual Computer Library
Dictionary of Computing On-line computing dictionary.
Email Etiquette Find out how to send email without offending anyone!
Data Protection Act
Everything you should know about the Data Protection Act.
livinginternet Comprehensive Internet encyclopedia
Webopedia The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.
Whatis
IT Encyclopedia
NetMag Up to date Internet magazine
Futurenet Web magazine
slashdot
Latest Web Information. News for nerds: stuff that matters
Kincorth Adacemy Computing Kincorth Academy links to useful computing resources
Keyboard Shortcuts Guide to Windows keyboard shortcuts
   

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History of Computing
History of the Internet National Science Foundation videos 19602 to 2000s
Alan Turing
Visit the Alan Turing Home Page, maintained by Andrew Hodges, author of Alan Turing: the Enigma.
Computer History Computer Science Lab - computer history
The History of Computing
An extensive collection of links to to useful sites and developmental chronologies of computing.
Yahoo! - Computer History Yahoo has a section on Computer History that will help you track some of the most recently established sites in this area.
History of the Internet and WWW A graphical history of the Internet.
Western College resources History of computing links
   

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Study Help
Bitesize S Grade Computing BBC Bitesize Standard grade Computing Studies revision pages. Summaries and interactive tests.
Bitesize Revision GCSE
Some overlap between GCSE and Standard Grade
doit.ort.org Excellent revision notes on all aspects of IT
Scholar Project
Scholar Interactive University - Higher and Advanced higher
school-resources.co.uk GCSE Computing quiz
   

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