The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the 20th century.

If you are interested in historical big computers, you probably think of IBM, with maybe a little thought of Sperry Rand or, if you go smaller, HP, DEC, and companies like Data General. But you may ...

The history of computers is composed of an ever-growing number of consumer electronics devices, from game consoles to smartphones to music players, and the Computer History Museum's expansive catalog ...

Apple's 50th birthday is coming up on April 1, and to celebrate, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, is holding in-person exhibits and promoting online content about the ...

The Computer History Museum, based in Mountain View, California, looks like a fine way to spend an afternoon for anyone interested in, well, the history of computers. And if that description fits you ...

The technology industry is obsessed with the future. Many of our modern marvels are rooted in the legacy of Bell Labs, an ...

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

If your travels take you near Mountain View, California, you can have the pleasure of visiting the Computer History Museum. You can see everything from a PDP-1 to an Altair 8800 to a modern PC there.

In 2021, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee history professor Thomas Haigh began teaching a course on the history of computers. Haigh, the coauthor of a book on the subject published around that same ...

The Island has recently published various articles on AI, and they are thought-provoking. This article is based on a paper I presented at a London University seminar, 22 years ago. Will computers ever ...

From left to right: John Chowning, Ed Colligan, Donna Dubinsky, Jeff Hawkins, and Brewster Kahle · GlobeNewswire Inc. Mountain View, California, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Computer History ...

It is interesting how on occasions, a relatively trivial incident can take on large significance and waste the time and ...