The personal computer industry began in 1977 ... In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy ...

Although the graphical user interface (GUI) owes its existence to the contribution of many great minds in the history of technology, Apple was first to market with a personal computer that ...

In his new book, Gates recalls a unique childhood that led him to build a technology empire. We talk BASIC, old PCs, ...

The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by ... The driving force behind this invention was (as usual) the personal need for a better calculating tool. On 8 June 1886, Lawrence ...

If you’re looking for a simple Ardunio project, why not replicate the first personal computer? After discovering the Arduino, [Mark] realized recreating really old computers would be a fun project.

It is hailed as the first "personal" computer. Thousands of orders for the 8800 rescue MITS from bankruptcy. Pictured below: The Homebrew Computer Club in 1975. Paul Allen and Bill Gates develop ...

The design would serve as inspiration for the development of IBM's mass-market personal computer line. In 1988, the SCAMP prototype was exhibited at the National Museum of American History, with ...

In the mid 1970s, two programmer-engineers set up a new computer manufacturing company called Apple and in 1977 introduced the world's first personal computer. Further developments in the late 70s ...

The story so far.... In 1975, Ed Roberts invented the Altair personal computer. It was a pain to use until 19 year-old pre-billionaire Bill Gates wrote the first personal computer language.

In ‘Lead Smart in the AI Era’, Amit Kumar Jain and Surbhi Jain draw on real-world examples to reveal how visionary leadership ...

You might think your computer is old, but that's nothing compared to these ancient relics. Two of the world's very first personal computers have been discovered during a house clearance in London.