Early computers devoid of graphical interfaces performed the exacting calculations necessary to design the atomic bomb, but they proved less than optimal for trading pictures of kittens. Early ...

The computer I was most surprised to see was the probably Apple Lisa. The Lisa is fascinating for so many reasons—it was named after Steve Jobs' daughter, it cost a staggering $9,995 in 1983 (more ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A research team at the University of Utah uncovered a rare piece of computing history. University of Utah researchers found a rare 1973 UNIX tape in storage. The tape may reveal ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s a computer, a monitor, an internet communicator, and one of the most iconic lines of tech in history. But ...

I was only a few pages into Alvy Ray Smith’s new book, A Biography of the Pixel, when I realized that all of my preconceptions about what it might be were wrong. A legend of computer graphics, Smith ...

Integrated graphics have been with us since 1991 in the workstation space, and since 1995 in the PC. They have now found their way into smartphones, tablets, cars, game consoles, and many other ...

The history of computer science, the internet, and the modern software industry is populated by a cast of characters that is largely White, middle-aged men. Leafing through Walter Isaacson’s excellent ...