Jan. 24, 1984: Birth of the Cool (Computer, That Is)
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The Apple Macintosh makes its debut. But, despite outward appearances, all is not rosy along the Infinite Loop.
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If you have any brilliant predictions for either 2008 or 2108, I'd like to offer you a prize. But I can guarantee delivery only for the 2008 winner. The prize is a copy of "America 1908," by Jim Rasenberger, a very good book about a very good year for technology. In 1908, the Wright brothers [...].
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InfoWorld - Imagine how different the tech industry might have been had Gary Kildall accepted IBM's offer, back in 1980, to license his computer operating system for a top-secret project. CP/M would have been the OS that shipped with the original IBM PC, and the world might never have heard the name of Kildall's competitor, who eventually accepted the contract: a Mr. Bill Gates.
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Some months ago I started collecting the pieces I needed to build my own 64-bit computer. I'm not a complete stranger to building machines, I've put together a dozen or so during the past twenty years, but it's been quite a while since I started one from scratch, and my experience with this machine was more instructive than it was meant to be. Nevertheless, at long last Studio Dave has gone 64-bit crazy. Well, not really crazy, but certainly more than mildly enthusiastic.
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Lots of people own two or three computers. But thanks to a powerful new technology anybody can make any computer their own, just by plugging in a common digital device.
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Blog: While many people believe a 15-year old created the first computer virus in 1982, I'm not so quick to agree.
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By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 10--Apolitician couldn't get far today promising a chicken in every pot or even a car in every back yard, but with the revolution in computer technology, there could be a contemporary equivalent: a computer and Internet access in every household.
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When the original Macintosh computer was little more than a sketch, its creators envisioned the machine retailing for about &#36;500. But when the first Mac finally rolled out in 1984, it carried a hefty price tag of &#36;2,495.
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Also: Nasa's Mars rovers--'biggest breakthrough' in science in 2004. [News.com Extra]
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Here's a look at the evolution of software coding from the early days of wires and physical switches to the untimely death of "automatic programming."
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The blueprint for a tiny ultra rugged mechanical computer has been inspired by ideas put forward 200 years ago.
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Notable developments in the IT industry, present and past.
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New industry standard should offer cooler, quieter systems--so why isn't anybody rushing to embrace it?
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Frank Hayes says 2008 is the year to wrap our brains around the whole virtualization idea. Mark Hall disagrees.
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A touring song-and-dance performance uses musical sounds recorded by Icelandic engineers in the 1960s who worked with the decades-old, room-size computer. Older IBM-heads are loving it.
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When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder. January was the warmest first month on record worldwide  -  1.53 degrees above normal
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A look back at where hard drives have been--and where they're going.