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The world of computers in the 1980s feels like a time capsule compared to today’s light and thin machines. Long gone are the days of multiple components making up a single computer space, as the ...
Are Computer Screens to Blame? Since the mid-1980s, computers have become a major part of our daily lives. They've evolved from enormous machines to portable devices that we carry everywhere.
While the fulfillment of the personal computer’s educational promise is debatable, the machines’ commercial impact on education is not: During the 1980s, public school systems and universities ...
Despite today's astonishing success of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has not always been successful. Back in 1982, the firm - led by a 28-year-old Steve Jobs - was in crisis.
The World of Personal Computers in the 1980s Was A Wacky, Wonderful Place You can experience early video games and operating systems yourself through retrocomputing and ads ...
If you were to give a child an Apple IIc computer today, they might think you were crazy. Back in the day a 50-pound monitor did nothing more but type some letters and do some math, while today ...
The year before, Zenith Data Systems introduced the Z89, a desktop computer with a 12-inch monochrome monitor and attached keyboard. It consumed a large chunk of desk real estate.
Time Capsules CRN was launched in 1982, back then it was known as Computer Retail News. As part of our 30th anniversary, we look back at some memorable computer ads from the early days of CRN ...