A recently found computer artifact in a university storage closet dates back some 50 years to the foundations of our modern ...

We’re teaming up with CHM to take a look at critical innovations in technology history, beginning with the 40th anniversary of the Apple Lisa and the 50th anniversary of ethernet. We’re teaming up ...

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Ahead of Apple’s 50th anniversary, RR Auction is auctioning a trove of historic artifacts, including the first check written from the company’s original bank account.