On October 5, 1981, Time magazine ran a story called “Software for the Masses”—a retrospective meditation on how computing became personal. If 1970s computer ownership had been limited to hobbyists ...

She is believed to be the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in computer science and Canada's first female computer scientist. Now, the University of Toronto's Beatrice Helen Worsley ...

Pin-up program running on an SD Console (Lawrence A. Tipton) During a time when computing power was so scarce that it required a government-defense budget to finance it, a young man used a $238 ...

The title of "First Computer" is a matter of historical debate, as its invention was a multi-step process rather than a single event. While Charles Babbage is often credited for the concept of the ...

Michel Vanier has spent most of his life online. That’s not a unique statement for many people these days — but for someone over the age of 60, it’s quite remarkable. He’s currently the CEO of the ...

Over the past eight years, Syd Bolton has expanded his collection of vintage computer systems and video games from a hobbyists dream into one of the largest personal collections in Canada BRANTFORD, ...

On January 19, 1986, the world became aware of what is widely regarded as the first major computer virus to spread globally: Brain. While earlier experimental self-replicating programs had existed, ...

With AI buying up the worldwide supply of DRAM and hard drives, a wide swath of industries from automotive to cellular to PCs will face Armageddon times.

The question of who invented the first computer and when was the computer invented has a complex answer that spans centuries of innovation. Many people assume a single inventor and a specific date, ...