The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, and one of his students, Clifford E. Berry. But ...

If you enjoyed this, read on as delve into the birth of the first personal computer companies. ... check out our amazing series on the history of computer graphics. Part 1: (1947 - 1974) ...

Other kit computers came along in 1974 like the Scelbi-8H, a kit based on Intel’s first 8-bit micro the 8008. Also in 1974, Radio-Electronics magazine published an article on the Mark-8 a ...

The history of computers goes back over 200 years. ... 1981: "Acorn," IBM's first personal computer, is released onto the market at a price point of $1,565, according to IBM.

.. .. .. >> The History of Personal Computers. If you read my Part 1 blog, you know that I developed a computer kit for McGraw Hill/NRI back in 1972. I left MH in 1973 to go to the Heath Company.

The Surface Studio is likely to be the most controversial pick on this list. It’s also by far the newest computer, debuting in late 2016, with a successor, the Surface Studio 2, coming along two ...

At the heart of nearly every personal computer lay a microprocessor, hence the term “microcomputer.” In 1976, Peter Jennings (not the ABC news anchor) created the first commercial chess ...

When you think of the history of personal computing, three figures stand out--Gordon Moore, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. They represent the major platforms of personal computing today, but their ...

In the early 1980s, Drexel became the first university in the country to require all students to have a personal computer, a mandate made possible through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Apple ...