Mechanical computers may not oversee today’s automated tasks, but it’s still possible to build your own using literal ...

Early computers are increasingly fetching prices that rival those of contemporary art, at auction houses like Sotheby's. So, too, are original notes that detail the design of video games and other ...

Grace Hertlein’s collection is “a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the early decades of an art historical and technological ...

The computer was dismantled and shipped to Harvard in 1944. It was declared operational in May that year and officially presented at a dedication ceremony on August 7, 1944. Just over 80 years ago.

As early computer pioneer Charles Babbage said: "At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged." However, none of these devices were ...

One of the earliest computer devices to use a plasma display was the PLATO IV terminal. Later, companies such as IBM and GRiD experimented with the relatively thin, lightweight displays in ...

Early computer kits aimed at learning took all sorts of forms, from full-fledged computer kits like the Altair 8800 to the ready-made MicroBee Computer-In-A-Book. For those just wanting to dip ...

One of the earliest digital computer games, this top-down, vector graphic, one-on-one space shooter was conceived in 1961 by Steve Russell, and programmed on the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, a developer of an early personal computer that inspired Bill Gates to found Microsoft, died Thursday in Georgia. He was 68. Roberts, whose build-it-yourself kit ...

And early home computers made for the hobbyist market used switches extensively, because most home users couldn't afford expensive peripherals like punch card readers.

Early computer technology is having its moment in some of the best current dramas, which chart how we got here from there. We’re in the ruminating phase of our relationship with the 1’s and 0 ...