This bit of IBM's history is an important part of why IBM, who originally dissed the Apple II and personal computers as "toys" and saw them only as hobbyist systems for tech nerds, eventually ...

The 1970s was a somewhat awkward phase for the computer industry — as hulking, room-sized mainframes became ever smaller and the concept of home and portable computers more capable than a bas… ...

Forty years ago this week, the iconic IBM PC made its debut. In honor of this game-changing tech anniversary, we ranked the most important PCs of all time ...

In an infamous blunder, IBM introduced its influential personal computer in 1981, but it passed on buying the rights to the software that ran it -- made by a startup called Microsoft.

Forty years ago IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150,. IBM was a latecomer to the home computer market. Apple II, the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Commodore PET (short fo… ...

A brief history of chip fibs, flops: Intel, IBM, AMD Even the biggest chip companies churn out their share of flops. But the hype that surrounds these chips is more fascinating than the failures.

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 University of Virginia School ...

Through the looking glass: In early 1995, IBM sent shockwaves through the laptop industry with the introduction of the ThinkPad 701, a device that appeared to be just another unassuming black ...

127-qubit Eagle represents IBM’s last System One quantum computer design. Scaling to more qubits requires multiplexing and modularity.