iThome was founded in 1997, under the PChome group, focusing mainly on information about the IT industry. The content was produced by full-time staff reporters, and they did not charge reader fees. At its peak, it had 122 reporters.
iThome 電腦報原名 PC home 電腦報，創刊於一九九七年，以 IT 產業資訊為主，是一份採用免費訂閱的「原生報」，記者人數最多時高達十二人。