Back in the 1980s every home computer had its own operating system. Going from a Commodore 64 to a BBC Micro was stepping into a very different world. The keys and graphics were all different and programs had to be written from scratch for each machine. There had been general computer operating systems before, like CP/M, but it was the arrival of Microsoft – first with MSDOS and then Windows – which established a standard. It meant that every program had the same type of menus and

Well, it’s finally over – for me anyway. As I returned to the office from Barcelona, having left the remaining delegates behind to walk around for one last day, I can relax in the knowledge that it’s over for another year. But what actually happened at the biggest industry trade show?

We’ve moved from the days of highly insecure analogue communication to GSM and 3G, but where do things go next? 4G of course! Michael Garwood goes to Germany to find out more.