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First Apple Computer Goes Up For Auction, Expected To Fetch More Than $400,000

Computing

2 years ago

First Apple Computer Goes Up For Auction, Expected To Fetch More Than $400,000

Matt Novak

Where Did The Term ‘Desktop Computer’ Come From?

Computing

3 years ago

Where Did The Term ‘Desktop Computer’ Come From?

Matt Novak

Treasure Trove Of Internal Apple Memos Discovered In Thrift Store

Gadgets

3 years ago

Treasure Trove Of Internal Apple Memos Discovered In Thrift Store

Bryan Menegus

Peeking inside a book bin at a Seattle Goodwill, Redditor vadermeer caught an interesting, unexpected glimpse into the early days of Apple: a cache of internal memos, progress reports, and legal pad scribbles from 1979 and 1980, just three years into the tech monolith’s company history.

This Woman Was A Bored Button-Pusher Before Jane Jetson Was Even Born

Computing

4 years ago

This Woman Was A Bored Button-Pusher Before Jane Jetson Was Even Born

Matt Novak

One Woman’s Trash Is Everyone Else’s $200,000 Vintage Apple-1 Computer

Computing

5 years ago

One Woman’s Trash Is Everyone Else’s $200,000 Vintage Apple-1 Computer

Kate Knibbs

Most of the time, recycled electronics are too crappy to sell on Craigslist. But one California e-recycling center recently received one of the most coveted gadgets ever: A genuine Apple-1 computer.

The Last Time Apple Sold An Obscenely Overpriced Gadget

Gadgets

5 years ago

The Last Time Apple Sold An Obscenely Overpriced Gadget

Adam Clark Estes

Tron Inspired Disney To Make This Psychedelic Movie About Computer Art

Entertainment

6 years ago

Tron Inspired Disney To Make This Psychedelic Movie About Computer Art

Adam Clark Estes

How Ross Perot Saved The World’s First Electronic Computer

Computing

6 years ago

How Ross Perot Saved The World’s First Electronic Computer

Adam Clark Estes

Ross Perot is a collector. He once bought a copy of the Magna Carta in 1984. But, more intriguingly, he also bought and resurrected ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer.

Why Computer Screens Aren’t Green-On-Black Any More

Computing

6 years ago

Why Computer Screens Aren’t Green-On-Black Any More

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Atari Arcade Games Inspired The Original Apple Mouse

Gadgets

6 years ago

Atari Arcade Games Inspired The Original Apple Mouse

Adam Clark Estes

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