Following is a brief summary of the generations of computers based on their hardware and software architecture. See computer revolution. The mid to late-1970s spawned the microprocessor and personal ...

It's unnerving to be consigned to history. Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation by Alex Wiltshire puts your reviewer firmly in that box. Of the 100 computers glossily ...

A computer made up almost entirely of chips with limited amounts of discrete components. We are currently nearing the end of the fourth generation. See computer generations. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR ...

Is the personal computer to blame for the mysterious decline in female participation in the computing industry? Tom Geller takes a new stab at this enduringly interesting (and distressing) conundrum ...