We’ve gotten used to the fact that the clocks on our internet-connected computers and smartphones are always telling the right time. Time servers, provided by a variety of government agencies as well ...

As unloved as IBM’s PCjr was, with only a one-year production run, it’s hard to complain about the documentation available for it. This includes the x86 assembly listing for the BIOS, which [dbalsom] ...

It's not every day that you stumble on a website powered by hardware that pre-dates the dial-up modem era of the internet, but that's exactly what's happening over at Brutmans Lab. It's a site ...

While reading all about how Microsoft wants to give away a “crippled” version of Windows 7 to Netbook buyers and then try to upsell them, I kept harking back to the early 1980s, my earliest days in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. After the success of the IBM's ...

Few products in the history of marketing came into being with more fanfare that the IBM PCjr home computer. Introduced in November 1983, the Peanut, as it was known throughout the industry, was hailed ...

The IBM PCjr was laid to rest after being slain by the Commodore 64 and Apple IIe. Known for its dual cartridge ports and undersized overlay keyboard, the PCjr helped pioneer home computing and show ...

In brief: In the world of web hosting, uptime is everything. Although this example won't set any records for how long it has been running since its last reboot, it is impressive nevertheless given its ...

International Business Machines Corp. announced late Tuesday that the IBM PCjr computer is dead, just 14 months after it began shipping it. IBM will halt production on the low-end model, designed ...

International Business Machines Corp. announced more price cuts sweeping across its personal computer line Friday, ranging from 22 to 28 percent. The price cuts affect the PCjr home computer model and ...