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Computers

Hewlett and Packard started working in the garage in 1938

Palo Alto, California

Birthplace of Silicon Valley

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

The History of GeoWorks, Microsoft Windows' Upstart '90s Competitor

AOL's also involved.

Ernie Smith May 2, 2016

Found: Computer Viruses at a Nuclear Plant

Let's stay calm.

Erik Shilling April 27, 2016

Did Hackers Just Leak a Complete Database of Turkey's Citizens?

The 6.6 gigabyte file is said to contain nearly 50 million names and identifying numbers.

Erik Shilling April 5, 2016

How the Commodore Amiga Powered Your Cable System in the '90s

The life and death of the Prevue channel, which showed you what to watch.

Ernie Smith April 4, 2016

Email is ‘Simple, Really,’ Explains 6-Minute Instructional Video From 1984

It was a different time.

Urvija Banerji March 16, 2016

A Macintosh XL running the Lisa operating system. The jaunty-lidded trashcan is visible at the bottom left of the desktop.

Why Only Apple Users Can Trash Their Files

A 1994 lawsuit scared other developers away from the garbage can.

Cara Giaimo March 14, 2016

Is This the First Time Anyone Printed, ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’?

Ironically, the early computing phrase's history is rife with bad information.

Rob Stenson March 14, 2016

Finally, A Computer Beat a Human Champion in the Game of Go

For the past 40 years, programmers have been trying to train their computers on this deceptively-complex game.

Jessie Guy-Ryan March 13, 2016

Quantum Hacking of State Secrets Moves Closer to Reality

Scientists say they've built a scalable quantum computer.

Erik Shilling March 7, 2016

How Female Computers Mapped the Universe and Brought America to the Moon

Teams of female scientists made critical breakthroughs in astronomy and mathematics–but it was decades before they'd get credit for them.

Natalie Zarrelli March 4, 2016

The Hunt For The Government's Oldest Computer

Help us on our quest to locate America's most ancient computer.

Allan Lasser February 26, 2016

military history

The Navy's Most Tenacious Enemy May Be Windows XP

Sarah Laskow February 18, 2016

Hackathon participant Nelly Rosaria, making the Wiki-world a more textured place.

Fighting Whitewashed History With MIT's Diversity Hackers

Cara Giaimo January 30, 2016

In 1979, A Computer Programmer Used Code to Threaten Johnny Cash

JPat Brown January 27, 2016

The Computational Drink Made in Ada Lovelace's Honor

Atlas Obscura December 14, 2015

How Microsoft Created a Revolution in Soviet Computing

Ernie Smith December 8, 2015

A computer, circa 1988.

In 1988, One Rogue Worm Shut Down 10 Percent Of The Internet

Cara Giaimo November 3, 2015