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 ...

We asked Orange Park computer historian David Greelish, who recently made a documentary on Apple's old Lisa computer, to give us a timeline on the development of personal computers, listing specific ...

The market shrunk, and the stronger vendors generally got stronger. Market research company IDC announced on Jan. 11 that the category of products that it refers to as "traditional [personal computers ...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - AI PCs accounted for 14% of all personal computers shipped in the second quarter with Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab leading the way, research firm Canalys said on Tuesday, as added ...

That personal computer on your desk is rapidly going the way of the typewriter. And laptops are also falling from favor as more and more consumers embrace the ease and portability of smartphones and ...

Don French, a buyer for the consumer electronics chain Tandy Radio Shack (TRS), believed that Radio Shack should offer an assembled personal computer and hired engineer Steve Leininger to design it.

August 12, 1981: The launch of the IBM Personal Computer ignites a long-running Apple-versus-PC rivalry. Secure in the Apple II’s technical superiority over the new PC, Apple welcomes International ...