When the definitive history of the personal computer is written, familiar and historic names such as Olivetti, Apple, IBM, will all be given recognition for their innovations of the 1960s and 1970s.

As ubiquitous as they might be now, in the 1970s, few things were more mysterious and unknown than the “personal computer.” For years, these shadowy, ever-shrinking machines had been touted as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apple's first Macintosh - the technology that revolutionised personal computers - turns 40 today. The "game-changing" computer ...

The 40-year-old original Apple Macintosh is a museum piece but a few enthusiastic fans still own and use the devices (Credit: Alamy) On 24 January 1984, the Apple Macintosh 128K personal computer was ...

One of Apple’s earliest computers has sold at auction for £371,000. The Apple 1, also known as the Apple I, cost $666.66 (£525) when launched in 1976 – equivalent to £3,600 today. It came as a kit ...

You might think your computer is old, but that's nothing compared to these ancient relics. Two of the world's very first personal computers have been discovered during a house clearance in London. The ...

One of the first batch of Apple personal computers has sold at auction for £133,250 in Christie’s auction house in London. The Apple 1 was sold complete with its original box, instruction manuals and ...

Apple would never have survived a decade without Steve Wozniak’s marvelous machine. This is part of our package about Apple’s 50th anniversary, read more here. When you think of Apple, you probably ...

Harry Huskey, who has died aged 101, was one of the last of a generation of scientists who pioneered the computer revolution during and after the Second World War; he worked with Alan Turing, built ...

Apple's first Macintosh - a device that revolutionised personal computers - turns 40 today. The "game-changing" computer first went on sale on 24 January 1984, two days after being introduced to the ...