Intel was inside the first personal computer, but how and why it got picked is sometimes a matter of contention. Michael is CIO at Ziff Brothers Investments, a private investment firm. From 1991 to ...

We’ve read a number of histories of the IBM PC and lived through that time, too. But we enjoyed [Gareth Edwards’] perspective in a post entitled The Misfit who Built the IBM PC. The titular character ...

Donkey Kong had only just started lobbing barrels at a chunky Mario as he climbed up wonky ladders, Ronald Regan had recently taken over the white house, and the very first Duran Duran album had just ...

This interview appeared in the first issue of PC Magazine in early 1982. Our then-Publisher David Bunnell spoke with a young Bill Gates about Microsoft's contributions to the first IBM PC. How was IBM ...

IBM is brewing a new, more formidable PowerPC chip for desktop computers. Big Blue plans to design the new desktop PowerPC chip using technology from its Power4 processor for servers. Though the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. IBM PC's 40th anniversary ...

IBM is replacing Eastman Kodak's PCs worldwide, as the photography giant looks to cut its information technology costs. The program, which began more than a year ago, will be completed next year and ...

IBM is stepping up its efforts to create computers that can think on their own so that humans can contemplate more important things. The company on Monday plans to announce that it has established a ...

Price isn't everything, according to IBM executives. Instead, the keys to the kingdom are manageability, security and wireless communications, three elements IBM has included in its PC fall fashions.

IBM's decision to sell its PC business to Lenovo underscores the fact that most companies cannot generate steady profits selling PCs Perhaps it isn’t quite as surprising as if Ford Motor Co. suddenly ...