Using a computer is second nature to most of us now. But it wasn’t too long ago that people were trying to figure out how to incorporate personal computers into their everyday lives. In this week’s ...

Apple Lisa was introduced 40 years ago. And although it never became a hit due to its high price, Lisa paved the way for the Macintosh and other computers with a graphical user interface. But how does ...

__1983: __ Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel run the first successful test of the automated, distributed Domain Name System. DNS will lay the foundation for the massive expansion, popularization and ...

In 1979, the MIT Computer Museum was founded, and in 1983 the television show Computer Chronicles TV went to visit. The tour highlights the early computers, like card punch calculators and the rare ...

January 18, 1983: Computer manufacturer Franklin Electronic Publishers takes the wraps off its Franklin Ace 1200 computer, an unauthorized Apple II clone that triggers an important legal battle.

Libraries have been around for a long time so people can check out a book or maybe try their hand at some new technology. In this week’s Flashback Friday, take a look at when the Sioux Falls library ...

I had no idea that there was a personal computer with a touchscreen on the market twenty-five years ago, but indeed there was: the HP-150 from Hewlett Packard (also the first computer to use the rigid ...