It was even released for IBM PC before it was released for Windows. The creators of Pagemaker, Aldus Corporation, were acquired by Adobe in the software’s later years of production. This ...

IBM was a computer juggernaut in the late ... That’s just the kind of tidbit in this post, and if you have any interest in computer history of the 1980s, you’ll definitely want to check ...

Let's start with the company Adaptec. Its ASPI standard was decisive in shaping communication interfaces with data carriers.

A piece of computer history has been on display at the Vienna Museum of Technology for 50 years: the "Mailüfterl" was the ...

The IBM PC used the Intel 8088 microprocessor ... The purpose of this nostalgic romp through history is to tell another part of that classic story and to draw a comparison to another disruptive ...

By 1980 Apple has captured 50% of the personal computer market. In 1980 Microsoft is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August ...

A PC that is compatible with the IBM PC and PS/2 standards; essentially, every Windows PC on the market. This term is rarely heard anymore, but it was widely used in the early days when PC vendors ...

The IBM PC spawned the basic architecture that grew into the dominant Wintel platform we know today. Once heavy, cumbersome and power thirsty, it’s a machine that you can now emulate on a single ...

Just over 43 years ago, the dawn of a new era started when IBM launched the first true personal computer, the 5150 which I fondly remember by its moniker, IBM PC. The recent new Mac Mini ...