July 12, 2006 — -- Twenty five years ago this week, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were on their honeymoon, the Space Shuttle had one flight … and -- oh, by the way -- the world was changing.

CHICAGO (AP) – William C. Lowe had a bold idea: IBM should develop a personal computer that could be mass marketed, expanding the company’s reach beyond businesses and into people’s homes. That was in ...

In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

TAIPEI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which ...

The IBM PC-AT was introduced in 1984. The "AT" stood for "advanced technology." The machine was the first upgrade from IBMs original PC architecture introduced in 1981 (the XT expanded storage options ...

With the emergence of microcomputers in the 1970s, Microsoft’s version of the BASIC programming language had become highly popular. The deal with IBM took it to new heights, however, and positioned ...

IBM is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding Thursday. Led by American capitalist icons Thomas J. Watson, Sr. and Thomas J. Watson, Jr. until the 1970s, the company grew from a pre-World ...