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by shadowofneptune 1522 days ago
If you like podcasts, there is Advent of Computing. It's not chronological, instead covering a different topic every episode. Most recent episodes are about magnetic core memory, INTERCAL, a hypertext system developed by the US military, and the Analytical Engine, respectively. There's over 80 episodes now so there's a lot to learn about.

Website: https://adventofcomputing.com/ RSS: https://adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/rss

If you want an idea of how computers work, there are toy virtual machines that are a good teaching tool (https://peterhigginson.co.uk/RISC/).