As far as desktop microcomputers for mere mortals went in the first half of the 1980s, there was a sharp distinction between ...

However you make a digital computer, you need something to represent a binary digit. Usually this is some form of switch: a ...

As Silicon Valley invents the artificial-intelligence future, a growing community of hobbyists is preserving the classic computers that helped launch the digital revolution ...

For years, narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles. The theory claimed that, under ...

Kids taking part in the Clinton Historical Society’s summer camp program explored new technology and local history at the ...

Magic: The Gathering always felt too intimidating to break into. But after vibe coding a post-match coaching tool with GPT-5.6, I climbed all the way to 1,365th in Mythic rank.

I was saddened to learn of the passing last week of John C. Dvorak, one of the most interesting computer journalists whom I ever had the pleasure (and sometimes pain) of editing. John was a mainstay ...

Many history lessons that are widely accepted may have been simplified, misunderstood, or taught without the full context. As new research appears and old sources are reviewed again, some events from ...

25 years ago, Sega threw in the towel when it was getting beaten in the game console market. The Xbox is sitting in a similar spot now, and Microsoft has big decisions to make. For a year or two in my ...

A Milwaukee teacher created a year-long lesson plan for her students about the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. The lessons included hands-on activities, field trips, and research ...