When you think of the history of personal computing, three figures stand out--Gordon Moore, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. They represent the major platforms of personal computing today, but their ...

One of the most consequential developments in the history of computing happened 50 years ago. It set Apple on course to becoming one of the most valuable companies on the planet and changed the face ...

Other kit computers came along in 1974 like the Scelbi-8H, a kit based on Intel’s first 8-bit micro the 8008. Also in 1974, Radio-Electronics magazine published an article on the Mark-8 a ...

Computer historian tracks growth of personal computer through the Altair 8800, the Commodore Pet, Apple II, early Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.

At the heart of nearly every personal computer lay a microprocessor, hence the term “microcomputer.” In 1976, Peter Jennings (not the ABC news anchor) created the first commercial chess ...

In the 1980s and 90s, the personal computer revolutionized workplace productivity — but it also led to a sharp increase of office work-related pain. Poor posture, muscle strain, backache, eye ...

Alan Kay, who’s been referred to as one of the “fathers of the personal computer,” alongside his wife, Bonnie MacBird, an author known for her Sherlock Holmes novels and the original ...

In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple ...