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A Brief History of Computer Displays. From blinking lights and punch cards to LCDs and 3D flat panels, we trace the 70-year history of the tech that users rely on to see what a computer is doing.
The very first PC Gaming Show took place in June of 2015. At the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, host Sean "Day[9]" Plott welcomed guests including Microsoft's Phil Spencer, Dean Hall of DayZ fame ...
The 1990s were a boom time for new programming languages. The rise of the internet and the increasing complexity of software ...
Unlike today’s platforms where most or all of the online players for a particular PC game connect via Steam or an in-game browser, MPlayer, Heat.net, GameSpy, and later platforms often serviced ...
While we wait these last few days until the iPad's big release, we've decided to trace the long lineage of tablet PCs. From the earliest tablet input devices and concept sketches to the most ...
25 PC Games That Changed History. When trying to name the most important PC games of all-time, though, it’s not only about innovation and who came first.
MY OLD FRIEND Dudley is an accomplished lawyer, gourmet cook, world traveler, raconteur and an enthusiastic, if not technically oriented computer user. He also tries to solve problems himself befor… ...
The computer itself was vast -- about 30 feet by 50 feet (9m x 15m) -- and the storage device itself, the very first commercial hard disk drive, was a 1.5-meter cube.
IBM promised a home machine with PC compatibility, improved graphics and sound and a lower price of $1,269. Consumers adored the wireless keyboard, and it was IBM, the king of computing.
The secret history of the PC Written by Pia Heikkila, Contributor Aug. 10, 2001 at 2:00 a.m. PT Twenty years ago a desktop device was launched to help companies process menial business tasks.
The History of Computer Hacking. Published Mar 08, 2010 at 7:00 PM EST Updated Oct 19, 2010 at 6:21 PM EDT. AP (3), James Leynes / Corbis (bottom right) By Jessica Ramirez . Newsweek Is A Trust ...
(Photo: Computer History Museum) Rybka (2003) After the victory of Deep Blue over Kasparov, chess engine programmers hunkered down with the goal of producing the world’s strongest engine ...