Let's face it: The first time you were scared out of your pants by a computer, it probably wasn't during an '80s movie. I'm guessing Forbidden Planet, DarkStar or 2001: A Space Odyssey did the trick.

LOS ANGELES - AMC, home of "Mad Men" and newcomer "Halt and Catch Fire," aired a recent promo that cleverly played connect-the-dots between its landmark series and the intriguingly titled drama. The ...

There was a time when the coolest attitude a person could display, in regards to computers and technology, was a scornful contempt for those who talked about the potential that such things carried.

CRN was launched in 1982, back then it was known as Computer Retail News. As part of our 30th anniversary, we look back at some memorable computer ads from the early days of CRN, like this Texas ...

Want to hack on brand new 8-bit 1980s hardware? Until recently you needed a time machine, or deep pockets to do this. All that has recently changed with the NABU PC. A retro machine that can be bought ...

Grab your rose-tinted glasses and get your data cassettes ready as CNET Australia's Seamus Byrne unboxes the not-so-classic 1980s home computer, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Seamus Byrne ...

You’ve got to love that 8-bit sound. Blips and bloops and beeps magically merge together to create choppy, nostalgic melodies that remind us how far we’ve come since the first personal computers. But ...

AMC's new “Halt and Catch Fire” recalls the early days of personal computing — and the network's dramas. Yes, AMC is going strong with “The Walking Dead,” television's highest-rated scripted show. But ...

Even back then, there were computers for people who couldn’t afford the more expensive stuff. Take this Tandy, which costs little more than a upgraded Netbook today. From Core Memory, photographed by ...