Robert Howard, who invented the dot-matrix printer that helped fuel sales of personal computers, was remembered this week for his curiosity and generosity. Howard, who died recently at age 91, founded ...
Editor's note: Gary Starkweather died Dec. 26, 2019, in Orlando, Fla., of leukemia at the age of 81, according to theWall Street Journal. In his memory, we brought out this column honoring ...
In the 1960s, computer printers were noisy contraptions resembling automated typewriters. They rattled out simple lines of text, with little variation of font or spacing. Sophisticated graphics were ...