The PC was born here: What to know about Boca's new quantum era

From the birth of the PC to the first smartphone, Boca Raton shaped the digital age. Now, D-Wave is moving into IBM's old labs to build the future.
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From machine code to modern software: A brief history of programming

Programming began as a way to give simple instructions to machines that barely worked. Over decades, it evolved through punch ...
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What I Learned About Computer Science from my Civil Engineering Dad

There are three things that I have picked up unwittingly from my Dad and have adapted to my far-removed world of computing. My Dad, Hriditosh Bagchi, is a retired civil engineer. He worked most of his ...

You can now view the Computer History Museum's collection from the comfort of your own home, and it's full of retro blasts from the past

The museum is based near Mountain View, California, which is quite the trek unless you live somewhat locally. Still, it's got ...