Museum of Pocket Calculating Devices: A Collection of Portable Computing History

Restoring and powering up a vacuum-tube module from IBM's 1948 electronic calculator

1948 was an interesting time for computing. For decades, businesses had used punch card equipment that added and sorted electromechanically.

Exploring 6 Raspberry Pi Handheld Projects for Portable Linux Computing

These are pocket-sized Linux machines that go beyond just being an SBC on your desk.

IEEE’s Global Museum Brings Engineering History to You

Many IEEE members who collect historical engineering artifacts often offer them to the IEEE History and Heritage group, which includes the I

My Retro Computer Collection

As you start down the retro computing path, you’re going to end up with more than a few computers.

Old-School Electronics That Defined an Era

PocketMage is a crowdfunded PDA with a keyboard and e-paper screen

Oh, Lordy, my wallet: I’m not one to invest in, or generally write about, crowdfunded hardware.

PocketMage is a crowdfunded PDA with a keyboard and e-paper screen

Oh, Lordy, my wallet: I’m not one to invest in, or generally write about, crowdfunded hardware.