When you think about how to communicate on today’s internet, places like Reddit and online forums are key. Unlike social media, which is more free-for-all, online forums allow a closed-loop ...

The word automat is the Latinization of the Greek word αὐτόματον, which means acting of one’s own will. It is more often used to describe moving machines, especially those made to resemble human or ...

A logarithm is the power which a certain number is raised to get another number. Before calculators and various types of complex computers were invented it was difficult for scientists and ...

Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby invented WordStar in 1978. Rubenstein worked for IMS Associates, Inc. as the director of marketing (IMSAI). IMS Associates, Inc. was a computer firm in California, ...

A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation.

Looking back to 1999 brings us to the story of Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, who didn’t know exactly how at the time, but they would change the music industry forever. The release of their app, ...