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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989

April 12, 2007 8:22am PDT

The 1980s was a decade when cool cops patrolled the streets of Miami and Reaganomics drove US fiscal policy. It was also the decade when PCs went mainstream. This gallery showcases several...

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Convicted of endangering their computers?

July 9, 2007 8:09am PDT

From soft drink spills to duct-tape fixes, these users are support calls just waiting to happen. Should they be convicted for endangering their computers?

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Photo memories of 18 first computers

June 11, 2010 3:17am PDT

Many TechRepublic members have fond memories of their first computers. Here is a photo walk down memory lane, featuring a number of our members' first computers.

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Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers

May 26, 2010 6:34am PDT

Photos of the Babbage Difference Engine, CDC 160A, Cray Y-MP and other historic computers.

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Hybrid computing, not cloud computing, is the future of technology

March 9, 2010 6:12am PST

TechRepublic member dcolbert believes that cloud computing will compliment -- rather than replace -- traditional local computing. Do you agree? Is hybrid computing the future of technology?

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Photos: Vintage Computer Festival

November 5, 2007 4:21am PST

Industry veterans and computer hobbyists gather at the festival to ogle the collection of vintage personal computers.

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Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s

August 6, 2010 10:40am PDT

A 28-year-old Sinclair ZX Spectrum running Twitter and other photos from the first British Vintage Computer Festival.

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Inside the Commodore Pet 2001 vintage computer

July 14, 2006 4:16pm PDT

The Commodore PET 2001 was the first fully integrated computer from Commodore. Erik Klein, vintage computer collector and Webmaster of Vintage-Computer.com, takes you inside the Commodore PET 2001.

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Dinosaur sightings - old-school computer hardware

May 25, 2007 10:58am PDT

From ENIAC to RadioShack's TRS-80, this gallery contains photos of the outdated computer hardware that fills museums, supply closets, storage lockers, and techie basements everywhere.

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Circuit board jewelry is creative use for dead computer hardware

August 13, 2010 10:30am PDT

Artists breathe new life into dead computer hardware with beautiful, unique jewelry made from circuit boards, wires, resistors, and more.

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Deciphering the term "cloud computing"

August 5, 2008 1:40pm PDT

Is Cloud Computing just a fancy marketing term for distributed computing or is it the sign of a new trend? It depends who's using it. Here's a closer look.

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Image Gallery: Nokia N82 S60 multimedia computer

June 4, 2008 12:33am PDT

The Nokia N82 continues to extend the line of Nseries devices with another innovation, the Xenon flash. The N82 has all the latest wireless connectivity options, with the exception of the North...

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Photos: Empowering youth with computers

August 27, 2008 6:12am PDT

One project has transformed a once crime-ridden area into a neighborhood-wide learning center.

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Photos: Iconic computer innards as art

July 3, 2007 4:00am PDT

Computer History Museum launches a visual study of how the computer has evolved from its humble punch card origins.

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Gallery: Vintage computers on the auction block

October 5, 2009 7:34am PDT

Michael Bennett-Levy's private collection of early technology was auctioned at Bonhams in London this week. See what they sold for.

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Photos: Computer memory lane

August 20, 2007 3:42am PDT

At the DigiBarn, computer history is on display alongside several potbellied pigs.

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Computer demolition

May 23, 2008 10:44am PDT

What is it about electronic equipment that brings out our destructive nature? As these pictures show, some users think annihilating computers is just plain fun.

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Mobile computer installations let police, fire and EMS access data on the go

September 20, 2007 1:02pm PDT

Global Mounting Solutions, Inc. showcases 50 rugged, mobile computer/data installations in a wide range of police, fire and EMS vehicles.

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Computer History Museum opens new exhibit (photos)

January 13, 2011 3:00pm PST

Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum has opened a spectacular exhibit that traces the birth of the computer. Several industry pioneers showed up for the launch.

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Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer

July 19, 2006 4:12pm PDT

If not the first home computer, Ed Roberts' Altair 8800 was definitely the first successful one. Erik Klein, vintage computer collector and Webmaster of Vintage-computer.com, takes you inside the...

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