In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...

Prehistories of the personal -- Cultivating the Apple II -- Business : VisiCalc -- Games : Mystery House -- Utilities : Locksmith -- Home : The Print Shop -- Education : Snooper Troops -- ...

Raymond Chen has shared some insight into the development of Microsoft’s first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard, from 1980 ...

Apple didn’t always rule the digital music industry. It wasn’t until the introduction of the iPod a decade ago that Apple started defining itself as more than just a computer company. Today, it’s ...

In its day, the Apple II computer didn’t typically require active cooling. However, the increasing scarcity of replacement hardware convinced [Joshua Coleman] to come up with a more robust active ...

Apple products have reached a certain stratosphere among consumers, a level that's enviable and somewhat unattainable by other technology firms. When Apple pushes a product, consumers immediately ...

One of the first personal computers ever sold – a 1976 Apple-1 – fetched US$500,000 at auction yesterday, but it might well be one of the auction bargains of the year. The beautifully restored, ...

MONROVIA, Calif. - A fully-functional Apple-I computer, which was built by Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and sold out of Jobs’ garage, recently sold for $500,000 at an auction in ...

The first Apple-1 computers were sold for $666.66 in 1976. Forty-five years later, a still-functioning one has sold for $400,000. John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, Calif., auctioned it off on ...

MONROVIA, Calif. - A fully-functional Apple-I computer, which was built by Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and sold out of Jobs’ garage, is going up for auction Tuesday and is expected to ...

The first Apple-1 computers were sold for $666.66 in 1976. Forty-five years later, a still-functioning one has sold for $400,000. John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, Calif., auctioned it off on ...