Tag: PC
Tech Time Warp: Tandy heats up PC clone wars
Tech Time Warp: Tandy heats up PC clone wars
In this week’s Tech Time Warp, we’re going back to the early days of the Tandy Corporation. Tandy became a player in personal computers with the 1977 introduction of its TRS-80 at RadioShack stores—but that was far from Tandy’s only...
Pioneers in Tech: John Roach and the story of the TRS-80
Pioneers in Tech: John Roach and the story of the TRS-80
In this week’s edition of Pioneers in Tech, we’re highlighting legendary business executive John Roach. On March 20, 83-year-old John Roach died in his beloved Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a titan of the community. His legacy goes far...
Tech Time Warp: The great Michelangelo scare
Tech Time Warp: The great Michelangelo scare
Thirty years ago, PC users around the world were left saying “Huh?” after the much-hyped Michelangelo virus turned out to be, well, not much. The virus’ enduring legacy might say more about the media than about a security risk, as...