Developed in the very late 60s and through the 70s, the PDP-11 series of minicomputers was quite possibly the single most important computer ever created. The first widely distributed versions of Unix ...

Two Gordons loom large in the history of computing, and both made observations about the interplay of economics and technology and how they foster progress, which have both been enshrined as laws. We ...

Gabe Shepherd started a small business with lots of growth potential — and he did it on a computer that could also be described that way. His company, which he launched with some buddies in December, ...

What would you build if you could design any kind of tech device for $35? Would you bypass the costs of major cellphone providers and build your own smartphone? Would you build a bartending robot to ...

Kenneth Olsen, who died at 84 on Sunday, was a natural disruptor in the early days of computing. At Digital Equipment Corp., Olsen’s minicomputers undercut the costs of IBM’s mainframe computers and ...

Shiv Nadar's bold initiative with HCL Technologies not only set the stage for its success but also contributed to India's emergence as a major player in the global IT services industry. In the 1980s, ...

“Minicomputers – the latest section of the electronics industry to succumb to the ‘bandwagon effect’ – are to be put under the microscope by the Ministry of Technology, writes Steve Liebmann.” So ...

Gene editing can turn living cells into minicomputers that can read, write and perform complex calculations. The technology could track what happens inside the body over time. DNA computers have been ...