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.

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 ...

IBM truly led the way throughout this decade, with its computing hardware accounting for over two-thirds of the early ...

Created by British-American software publisher and computer designer Adam Osborne, the Osborne 1 is recognized as the first commercially successful portable computer, shipping in April 1981 ...

Proving skeptics wrong, he shared a Nobel Prize in 2013 for using computers to better understand chemical reactions and biological processes. By Dylan Loeb McClain Martin Karplus, a Nobel Prize ...

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 ...

Apple computers are normally known for their longevity. The problem is that at an early stage, software updates are no longer ...

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 ...