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 1980s ...

Mark Wilson, “Untitled Gray Ground & Untitled Light Gray Ground” (1973) (click to enlarge) Personal computing may have begun in the 1980s but the history of computer art started much earlier during a ...

In remembering the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, one likely recalls the simpler graphics and gameplay of the 8-bit era, or perhaps those distinctive 1980s chiptune harmonies. One probably does not ...

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, like this Texas ...

In 1979, Atari released the Atari 400 and 800, groundbreaking home computers that included custom graphics and sound chips, four joystick ports, and the ability to run the most advanced home video ...

When I was in college (in the mid 70s), I desperately wanted a video terminal. I had a Teletype, but a video terminal would be three times faster (30 chars per second as opposed to 10cps). These were ...

The Commander X16 is a microATX computer developed over the last few years and modeled on the 8-bit computers of the 1980s, specifically the Commodore 16. This computer is manufactured of all-new ...