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Apple’s long obsession with colorful computers started in 1979
By Wayne Williams published
Apple’s long obsession with colorful computers started in 1979 and still shapes its Macs today.

A portable computer in a suitcase: Toshiba's 1982 T100 was nothing like any computer ever launched till then and it even came with a modem and a mechanical keyboard
By Wayne Williams published
A suitcase-style CP/M computer with LCD, modem, and mechanical keyboard - the Toshiba T100 redefined early portable business computing.

Happy 25th birthday to the first public website
By David Nield published
It's been a quarter of a century since Sir Tim Berners-Lee unveiled his World Wide Web for the rest of us to enjoy.

Looking back at more than 25 years of the World Wide Web
By PC Plus published
The web is now a 'practically ancient' 27 years old – let's reflect on how far it's come and where it's going.

A brief history of film
By Nick Broughall published
Movie Week In a little over 120 years, cinema has gone from silent black and white scenes to epic blockbusters.

Google funding Bletchley Park restoration
By Adam Hartley published
Bletchley Park, the home of Alan Turing's World War II code-breaking team and the museum of computing, is set to get funding from Google to revamp some of its dilapidated buildings.

Happy 10th birthday, broadband!
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall Remember how crappy 56k modem life was?

Why we should thank the Victorians for our PCs
By PC Plus published
In Depth Astonishing inventions that made the IT revolution possible
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