Current day personal computers (or 'PCs') are vastly different to the early computers described here. The modern PC was made possible by the development of the microprocessor in the early 1970s.

That’s about $86,000 in today’s money. The actual machine was a Honeywell 316, based on one of the computers that helped run the early Internet. It isn’t entirely clear if the company really ...

At this time there was little or no notion that computers could or would be used by individuals for either work or recreation. Early computers stored data on punched card. Those that stored ...

The PC turbo button and LED clock speed display were common features on early personal computers. Wanting to add a little retro chic to his modern battle-station, [Matthew Frost] assembled a ...

A. Computer dating first started in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in a sort of informal way, as people – especially students – started to have access to computers at universities and started playing ...

As part of our 30th anniversary, we look back at some memorable computer ads from the early days of CRN, like this Texas Instruments' ad featuring Bill Cosby, to see how much things have changed ...