Stories by: Benj Edwards

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    Inside the Atari 800 06/11/2009 08:57:00

    It's the 30th anniversary of this 8-bit PC classic. We celebrate the occasion as we always do, by tearing the product apart and showing you the pieces.
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    Slideshow: The 11 most influential microprocessors ever 03/09/2009 10:09:00

    In the wide field of microprocessors, some chips have stood out for the influence they've had technologically, culturally, and economically. They aren't necessarily the most successful, the best selling, or the most powerful, but they each started an important and persistent trend - an architecture, a marketing concept, or a whole new use for computing.
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    The 10 worst video game systems of all time 10/08/2009 13:57:00

    Since the appearance of the first video game console--the Magnavox Odyssey--in 1972, dozens of companies have tried their hands at crafting successful and lucrative game platforms. Each new machine brought with it the promise of a compelling, novel gaming experience, but the vast majority failed miserably to deliver.
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    The world's weirdest mice 04/06/2009 16:09:00

    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.
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    The world's weirdest keyboards! 19/03/2009 16:05:00

    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 ready for some wacky input devices.
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    Inside the Commodore 64 06/11/2008 15:36:00

    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?
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    Microsoft Word turns 25 27/10/2008 08:14:00

    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--and for years, it's been incorporated into Microsoft's Office suite. Today, Microsoft's domination is so complete that, from the public's point of view, there is almost no "word-processor market." (Does anyone remember Lotus Manuscript?)
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    Inside Nintendo's classic games console 12/08/2008 16:47:25

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    Inside the world's greatest keyboard 10/07/2008 16:55:37

    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 other keyboards must be judged.
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    Birth of a standard: The Intel 8086 microprocessor 18/06/2008 09:17:37

    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 whatever computer--Windows, Mac, or Linux--you're using to read this, and it helped transform Intel from merely one of many chip companies to the world's largest.
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    Stephen Morse: father of the 8086 processor 17/06/2008 16:47:00

    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 Stephen Morse, the electrical engineer who was most responsible for the chip.
 
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