Way back at Morristown High School, around '69, we got an old IBM 1620. It was focused on scientific computation, in contrast to the 1133. Lots of blinking lights and code that allowed very primitive ...

Computers have a long and complex history, and they've been around far longer than the internet. In the past, computers were used to perform mathematical and logical tasks that were difficult for ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Intel's 4004 processor, the first commercially available microprocessor built on a single chip. Originally designed for a Japanese desk calculator, it helped ...

1982: Programming in BASIC, playing TI Invaders My first home computer was a Texas Instruments 99/4A. We didn’t have a monitor (we hooked it up to our television set) and there was no disk drive.

I too got a TI 99/4A for Christmas, but I actually had no idea the thing could play games. Or if I did, there was no budget for them - so I was stuck at the Basic prompt. I also hadn't a clue that one ...