Two of world’s first desktop computers found during house clearance (Picture: SWNS) A house clearance in London has uncovered two of only three surviving models of the world’s first desktop computer ...

In 1947, engineers stared at the room‑sized Harvard Mark II computer in frustration as it kept malfunctioning. They finally ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There has always been a whiff of mystery around Colossus, or more correctly, the Colossi, the family of ...

From the earliest mechanical devices to the most advanced quantum computers of the present, the history of computing is a fascinating trip spanning thousands of years. Let’s explore the significant ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Taschen delves into the rich visual history of the computer with this new XL-scale book, edited ...

Seventy years ago today (Thursday 21 st, June) a landmark development in the history of computing took place at The University of Manchester. At 11am on 21 June, 1948 the Small Scale Experimental ...

Two of the world's first desktop computers have been discovered during a home clearance. The Q1, which was launched in 1972, changed the way we use computers today. Two of the rare models were found ...

The exhibition at Cambridge's Centre for Computing History includes women from the earliest days of computing and includes events devoted to Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovelace. She was an ...

There's nothing that dates more quickly than technology as mere sight of an old brick-size mobile phone proves. And any TV show or film that featured such a phone (think Friends or the 1987 Michael ...

The exhibition at Cambridge's Centre for Computing History includes women from the earliest days of computing and includes events devoted to Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovelace. She was an ...