Meet ENIAC, which stands for electronic numerical integrator and computer. "We like to refer to it as the start of the age of computing," Paul Shaffer, an ENIAC historian, said. For context, this ...

Huxley Dunsay of Retro Roadshow joins us in the PCWorld studio to show off the BeBox, a 90s dual-CPU PC with a custom operating system.

Programming began as a way to give simple instructions to machines that barely worked. Over decades, it evolved through punch ...

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including ...

I can smell the mothballs, and they smell good.

If you are interested in historical big computers, you probably think of IBM, with maybe a little thought of Sperry Rand or, if you go smaller, HP, DEC, and companies like Data General. But you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Christmas approaches, Christians across the world are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. However, ...

We noted that Excel turned 40 this year. That makes it seem old, and today, if you say “spreadsheet,” there’s a good chance you are talking about an Excel spreadsheet, and if not, at least a program ...

Spices are as old as humankind itself! They have led to the creation and loss of empires. Even new continents were discovered because of spices. There are numerous spices mentioned in the Bible, such ...

Stephen Hawking is one of the most recognisable figures in modern science. His book 'A Brief History of Time' explained ...

Through the looking glass: In early 1995, IBM sent shockwaves through the laptop industry with the introduction of the ThinkPad 701, a device that appeared to be just another unassuming black ...