One of the great pioneers of the computer age, credited with designing the first personal computer, has died at the age of 74. Charles Thacker, who built the first personal computer while a member of ...

Before Microsoft and Apple helped put a computer on every desktop, there had to be a personal computer that people would want to own in the first place. That’s where Charles Thacker came in more than ...

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Charles P. Thacker, a pioneering engineer in the early days of personal computing, died this week at ...

A sad loss. The truly visionary people seemed more common back in the early days of computing. Perhaps it was the lack of pre-existing ideas and expectations. Without the ideas incubated at PARC, I ...

Charles ‘Chuck’ Thacker, lead designer of the Xerox Alto (below), has died at the age of 74, reports Communications. The Alto, launched in 1973, was the first ever computer based on a graphical user ...