Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, the Father of Personal Computers, Has Died
Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, the “father of the personal computer” has died at the age of 68. Roberts invented the the Altair 8800, a machine that sparked the home computer era and was the catalyst to the careers of Bill Gates and Paul Allen. According to the BBC, Gates and Allen contacted Dr Roberts... »
Microsoft & Yahoo Form Alliance
Details of a long-rumored Microsoft-Yahoo alliance were just released by MSNBC. Both companies have decided. that together they stand a better chance of mounting a meaningful challenge to Google Inc.’s dominance of online advertising. The following is from the MSNBC report: Microsoft is counting on Yahoo’s search engine, which ranks No. 2 with a... »
