Hewlett-Packard HP-85 is an all-in-one portable computer system with a built-in keyboard, 5-inch screen, thermal printer, tape storage unit, and the BASIC programming language.
A closer look at the Nokia 8110: MWC 2018
Here’s all you need to know about the upgraded Nokia 8110 device – first seen on the shelves over 20 years ago in 1996.
Vintage tech: HP ThinkJet
The birth of commercial inkjet printing can be traced all the way back to 1984, when thermal inkjet technology developed at HP was introduced in a high-quality, low-price personal printer known as the ThinkJet.
Vintage tech: CD-ROM
The CD-ROM (compact disc, read-only-memory) is an adaptation of the CD that is designed to store computer data in the form of text and graphics, as well as hi-fi stereo sound.
Vintage tech: 25 years on – Windows 3.1
The year 1992 saw the launch of Windows 3.1, a version not too far thrown from the likes of Windows 95 in appearance (minus the ‘Start’ menu).
Vintage tech: CRT monitors
This month’s vintage tech features the first computer monitors used cathode ray tubes (CRTs). Prior to the advent of home computers in the late 1970s, it was common for a video display terminal (VDT) using a CRT to be physically integrated with a keyboard and other components of the system in a single large chassis.
Vintage tech: TI-99
Released in June 1981 in the United States, the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A was an updated version of their unpopular TI-99/4 released two years prior.
Vintage tech: Xerox NoteTaker
Developed by Xerox in 1978, the NoteTaker was arguably the first portable computer. The unit did not actually make it to commercial production. Only 10 prototypes were built. Still, the design and programming affected the design of the portable computers in the years to follow.
Vintage tech: Apple Lisa
In every family’s history, there’s always one black sheep that never quite fits in with the rest. With Apple, that odd relative was Lisa.
IBM System/360
Launched in 1964, IBM’s System/360 Mainframe computer transformed the company’s fortunes and hailed a new era of processing power.