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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s

During the disco days of the 1970s, personal computers moved out of the electronic hobbyist's garage or basement and into the office, classroom, and family den. This gallery showcases several 1970-era machines from Steven Stengel's vintage computer collection. Steven has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions. You can find a much more detailed description of each machine and additional photos of Steven's collection on his Web site oldcomputers.net.

July 20, 2006 by Bill Detwiler

Top Holiday Tech Buys... of 1983 (Gallery)

Join me for the "first" computer Christmas season: when PCs cost thousands of dollars, hard-drives boasted of having megabytes of storage, and connecting to the Internet happened at 1,200 bits per second.

December 15, 2012 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Photos: The Intel-Fender Telecaster guitar

A Fender Telecaster gets an implant designed to marry guitar licks with the features of a high-powered tablet PC.

July 19, 2006 by Bill Detwiler

Dell OptiPlex 9010 AIO review

Dell's business-class 23in. all-in-one desktop has a lot to recommend it, including unfussy design, solid construction, low power consumption and quiet operation. However, its graphics performance is moderate, the screen's viewing angles could be better and it's not cheap.

September 26, 2012 by Charles McLellan

Windows 8 after a year: 21 hardware hits and misses

Over the past year, I've used Windows 8 (and Windows 8.1) on at least 20 different PCs in a broad range of form factors, ranging from a Vista-era desktop to an amazingly light Haswell-powered Ultrabook with a Gorilla Glass cover. Here's a quick tour of these devices, along with my lessons learned from each one.

September 26, 2013 by Ed Bott

The Blue Screen of Hive Death

Strangely, Microsoft's solution is to run software on a PC that won't run...

December 18, 2006 by Matt Conner

InFocus BigTouch review

The largest and heaviest all-in-one PC we've ever seen, the BigTouch may find a niche in some presentation, classroom or signage situations. However, the price is almost as eye-watering as the system when you try to lift it.

July 9, 2013 by Charles McLellan

Photos: HP rolls out all-in-one for business

The PC maker has added new all-in-one PCs to its Compaq, Elite and Envy lines, with a touchscreen model pitched at healthcare and retail

July 9, 2012 by David Meyer

Images: Security battle for the desktop

Microsoft's security console automatically pops up alongside rival products, potentially causing confusion for PC users.

September 19, 2006 by Andy Smith

Photos: MusicGremlin rides on Wi-Fi

Portable player uses a wireless link to directly access the music store--freeing people up from having to use a PC to download tunes.