Quiz time, what was the first commercially available microcomputer? The Altair 8800? Something obscure like the SCELBI? The Mark-8 kit? According to [The Byte Attic], it was actually the Q1, based on ...

If you’re nostalgic for the golden age of microprocessors and dream of building your own computer, this story might spark your imagination. [Eric Lind], passionate retro enthusiast and his 14-year-old ...

The Q1 desktop microcomputer, the world's first microcomputer that was uncovered in storage boxes by accident by cleaners at Kingston University in London, is going on the auction block at Heritage ...

BOULDER CREEK, Calif.--I have seen the world's first microcomputer, and it is not the Altair. For years, any serious discussions about the earliest microcomputers had to include the Altair 8800, the ...

However, that processor gives the Q1 the claim to being the world's first true microcomputer two years before the better known MITS Altair 8800. "It is a real bonus being able to feature two Q1s – the ...

The UK designed Raspberry Pi microcomputer, which has triggered all sorts of creative single board computing projects — most recently being repurposed as the heart of a DIY computer designed to help ...

Microsoft co-founder, Paul G. Allen, announced today plansfor a museum exhibit in Albuquerque,NM , which will document thehistory and impact of the microcomputer. The 3,000-square-foot ...

The world's first desktop microcomputer, the Q1 model, is being auctioned at Heritage Auctions. Cleaners discovered this significant artifact in storage boxes at Kingston University in London, which ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1983 Convergent Technologies, Inc.

1974: The Altair 8800 microcomputer goes on sale. It doesn't offer much, but it's the small start of a big trend toward small things. A small New Mexico company -- with the big name of Micro ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This machine has a metal case painted ...