The Golden Age of computer user groups

Noble Horvath

Enlarge / Programmer power, indeed. (Here’s a Tufts computer group sometime in the mid to late 1970. Getty caption explicitly states, “Note equipment and 1970s fashions.”) Spencer Grant/Getty Images The Homebrew Computer Club where the Apple I got its start is deservedly famous—but it’s far from tech history’s only community […]

Not For Gadget Geeks, But The Mainstream User

The iPhone SE. Ben Sin Here’s a confession: I was initially not too excited by the announcement of the iPhone SE last week. As a gadget geek who’s been testing cutting-edge phones that fold in half or have no bezels, the iPhone SE’s 2016-era looks was an immediate turn off. […]