In the days before computers usually used off-the-shelf CPU chips, people who needed a CPU often used something called “bitslice.” The idea was to have a building block chip that needed some ...

It isn't often that I look at a new product and say, "Now that's cool enough to write about", but the Pi Vessel is such a product. The Pi Vessel is a small computer designed for multimedia, gaming, ...

Possibly the most absurd truth of modern computing is that, as far as the technology has evolved, we're fundamentally still doing the exact same thing we were doing decades ago: twiddling bits. The ...

One of the difficulties with addressing IoT applications is understanding application requirements early enough to deliver a solution when it’s most needed. Too early and the need isn’t there yet; too ...

[David Lovett] aka Usagi Electric has spent the last several months dissecting a Centurion minicomputer from 1980. His latest update reveals that the restoration has hit several snags, and ...

In their day, the Digital Equipment Company PDP series of mini-computers ruled the world ruled the world. Now they have found another purpose, as toys for ex-Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen. Allen so ...

Kenneth Olsen, who died at 84 on Sunday, was a natural disruptor in the early days of computing. At Digital Equipment Corp., Olsen’s minicomputers undercut the costs of IBM’s mainframe computers and ...

It cost $18,000 when it was introduced in 1965, but it bridged the world between room-size mainframes and the modern desktop. By Glenn Rifkin C. Gordon Bell, a technology visionary whose computer ...

RIP: Gordon Bell, a true visionary of the computer age, has passed away at the age of 89. The computing luminary leaves behind an incredible legacy as one of the key architects who helped usher in the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the mid-1960s, the Computer ...

In their day, the Digital Equipment Corp. PDP series of minicomputers ruled the world. Now they have found another purpose: as toys for ex-Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen. Allen so loves the PDP ...