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Early PC graphics were wild: A look back at the pre-GPU era

IBM was a big player in the early days of personal computing. In 1981, IBM introduced the "PC," followed by the PC-XT in 1983 ...
CNN

The earliest home computers

Photographer John Short captured some of the most influential designs in the early history of personal computing for a new book, “Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation.” ...
Observer

The World’s First Desktop Computer Heads to Auction

Employees of a waste disposal company were clearing out a U.K. home late last year when they made an accidental—and valuable—discovery. After stumbling upon some old boxes, they resurfaced a Q1 ...
techtimes

Early Apple Computer Made in Steve Job's Garage, Signed by Steve Wozniak Sells at Auction for $223,000

One of Apple's earliest personal computers, the Apple-1, which was signed by the company's co-founder Steve Wozniak, has successfully fetched over $223,000 at an auction. According to the Associated ...
Ars Technica

Huge collection of vintage Apple computers goes to auction next week

If you've been thinking your home or workspace is perhaps deficient when it comes to old Apple hardware, then I have some good news for you. Next week, a massive trove of classic Apple computing ...
Nextgov

Remembering programming pioneer Ada Lovelace at 200

Ada Lovelace, arguably the first computer programmer, was born 200 years ago today. She worked with Charles Babbage on one of the earliest computers in 1843. A portrait of Ada Lovelace by Margaret ...
EurekAlert!

From IBM to Hinge: Professor Mar Hicks on the history of computer dating

Long before Hinge or Tinder, early computing took finding your perfect match to a new level. Associate Professor of Data Science Mar Hicks, and author of "Computer Love: Replicating Social Order ...