When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple I or the TRS-80. But even before that, there were a set of computers that often had no keyboard, or recognizable ...

On Aug. 12, 1981, IBM introduced the IBM 5150, the first personal computer to achieve widespread consumer success. Although other companies had built similar systems in the past, the IBM model was ...

As ubiquitous as they might be now, in the 1970s, few things were more mysterious and unknown than the “personal computer.” For years, these shadowy, ever-shrinking machines had been touted as the ...

On Aug. 12, 1981, IBM introduced the IBM 5150, the first personal computer to achieve widespread consumer success. Although other companies had built similar systems in the past, the IBM model was ...

In that spirit, we asked several Computerworld editors to share stories of their first PCs. While most of us joined the ranks of PC owners during the ’80s, one editor didn’t buy his first computer ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the personal computer, and the relevance of this event to our modern technologically driven society cannot be overstated. In 1975, the January and February ...

The question of who invented the first computer and when was the computer invented has a complex answer that spans centuries of innovation. Many people assume a single inventor and a specific date, ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the personal computer, and the relevance of this event to our modern technologically driven society cannot be overstated. In 1975, the January and February ...

The original Macintosh computer may seem quaint today, but the way users interacted with it triggered a revolution 40 years ago. Technology innovation requires solving hard technical problems, right?