There are so many fascinating and wonderful things going on in this news report from 1981. For starters, it’s about getting the newspaper on computers, so who do they send to cover the story? The ...

The 1981 book School, Work and Play (World of Tomorrow) features this beautiful two-page spread. Apparently, thanks to computers, there’s no crime in the future outside of the computerized variety.

1981: The first integrated mouse intended for use with a personal computer makes its appearance with the Xerox Star workstation. The name "mouse" derives from the device's rounded shape and tail-like ...

I was sent a link to this marvellous article on the Paleo-Future blog about a book which predicted the future of computer crime.. in 1981. Here is the double page spread from “School, Work and Play ...

(WDBJ) - On this day, 44 years ago, IBM introduced its first personal computer: the model 5150. The computer cost around $1500. It came with only two programs, one for spreadsheets and another for ...

The Saturn V rocket that put Man on the Moon was – and still is – the most complex (and complicated) vehicle ever devised and one of the most intricate man-made objects ever. The Cadillac V8-6-4 ...

Newspapers that you can read on your computer at home? Who woulda thunk it? Apparently, 1981 computer programmers, as shown by the video below. (Check out that old skool modem. Is it an 8-track?) The ...

Before “Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8″ began, if I was forced to choose only one night of the series to attend, my selection would have been night ...