The Digital Antiquarian has a lot of really good posts about that era, extensively covering the hardware and software.  Start from <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.filfre.net&#x2F;sitemap&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.filfre.net&#x2F;sitemap&#x2F;</a>