Benj Edwards - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Benj Edwards

Article | 3/09/2009 Slideshow: The 11 most influential microprocessors ever

In the wide field of microprocessors, some chips have stood out for the influence they've had technologically, culturally, and economically. They aren...

Article | 10/08/2009 The 10 worst video game systems of all time

Since the appearance of the first video game console--the Magnavox Odyssey--in 1972, dozens of companies have tried their hands at crafting successful...

Article | 4/06/2009 The world's weirdest mice

A mouse is such a simple device that not even the worst inventor could screw it up, right? Wrong! We'll give you 13 examples.

Article | 19/03/2009 The world's weirdest keyboards!

Keyboards without keys, a vertical keyboard with mirrors on the side so you can see your fingers, and keyboards on which you type on the back: Get rea...

Article | 6/11/2008 Inside the Commodore 64

This pioneering PC made instant geeks out of millions of people back in the '80s. But what lies within the Commodore 64's fetching brown shell?

Article | 27/10/2008 Microsoft Word turns 25

If you've been using Microsoft Word for the past quarter of a century, it can seem like Word has always been the top dog of the word-processing world-...

Article | 12/08/2008 Inside Nintendo's classic games console

Article | 10/07/2008 Inside the world's greatest keyboard

From the satisfying click of its keys to its no-nonsense layout and solid steel underpinnings, IBM's 24-year-old Model M is the standard by which all ...

Article | 18/06/2008 Birth of a standard: The Intel 8086 microprocessor

The release of Intel's 8086 microprocessor in 1978 was a watershed moment for personal computing. The DNA of that chip is likely at the centre of what...

Article | 17/06/2008 Stephen Morse: father of the 8086 processor

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Intel's 8086 chip, the microprocessor that set the standard that all PCs and new Macs use today, I interviewed Ste...

Article | 5/06/2008 Inside a Classic: The TRS-80 Model 100

Instant-on, with a comfortable keyboard and 20 hours of battery life: Little wonder this Radio Shack model is one of the most popular portables of all...

Article | 7/05/2008 The 10 Worst PC Keyboards of All Time

Considering that the keyboard is the primary input device for most of the PCs ever made, it's amazing how many times manufacturers have gotten it comp...

Article | 28/04/2008 If it's good enough for Shatner...

What do Bill Cosby, the cast of MASH and Captain James T. Kirk, have in common? They all endorsed PCs in the 1980s.

Article | 31/03/2008 Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc

At 3.4 kilograms, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find ...