The original Macintosh introduced several new features, including a desktop interface with icons, drop-down menus, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 1994, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council inducted Friedl into its Hall of Fame, calling him the "chief architect and inventor of the world's first personal computer." Friedl, who died in March ...

The Altair didn't actually do much as a computer. It didn't have a screen or a keyboard or any software. But it filled a hole. It was the very first personal computer to be produced in fairly high ...

The 1979 Atari 800 might have arrived a bit after the first personal computers, but its cutting-edge processor offered better graphics and sound than both the Apple II and Commodore PET.

Modular design is reaching new audiences by letting users build systems that are suited to their unique needs and can evolve.

The first HP personal computers to hit the market were manufactured in the United States. However, sales quickly expanded to ...

It was 41 years ago today when Apple announced the original Macintosh, one of the first successful personal computers to sport a graphical user interface.