If you’re looking for a simple Ardunio project, why not replicate the first personal computer? After discovering the Arduino, [Mark] realized recreating really old computers would be a fun project.

The personal computer industry began in 1977 ... In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy ...

It is hailed as the first "personal" computer. Thousands of orders for the 8800 rescue MITS from bankruptcy. Pictured below: The Homebrew Computer Club in 1975. Paul Allen and Bill Gates develop ...

Although the graphical user interface (GUI) owes its existence to the contribution of many great minds in the history of technology, Apple was first to market with a personal computer that ...

In 1994, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council inducted Friedl into its Hall of Fame, calling him the "chief architect and inventor of the world's first personal computer." Friedl, who died in March ...

Steve Wozniak helped co-found Apple, but he stepped away 40 years ago today. Yet he has continued to have a huge influence in the tech world ever since.

They Made The World's First Personal Computer In the years that followed, Hewlett and Packard moved out of the garage and ...

The 1979 Atari 800 might have arrived a bit after the first personal computers, but its cutting-edge processor offered better graphics and sound than both the Apple II and Commodore PET.

But, going back to legacy — I don't want to be known for inventing the first personal computer and you know, bringing personal computers into our life. I want other engineers to look at my work ...

You might think your computer is old, but that's nothing compared to these ancient relics. Two of the world's very first personal computers have been discovered during a house clearance in London.