Summary: · Apple created the “home/personal computer” that could be used by anybody. The computer – Apple II – was launched in 1977 and was an immediate
2 History of computers: A brief timeline | Live Science
Author: livescience.com
Published: 08/15/2021
Review: 4.73 (268 vote)
Summary: · 1941: German inventor and engineer Konrad Zuse completes his Z3 machine, the world’s earliest digital computer, according to Gerard O’Regan’s
3 A brave new world: the 1980s home computer boom | HistoryExtra
Author: historyextra.com
Published: 09/21/2021
Review: 4.58 (565 vote)
Summary: · That all began to change in 1980: adverts began to appear for the Sinclair ZX80, the first computer available ready-made for under £100. The
4 Designing the world’s first home computers – CNN Style
Author: cnn.com
Published: 03/04/2022
Review: 4.29 (467 vote)
Summary: · The invention of the microprocessor — Intel’s 4004 was the first to be made commercially available in 1971 — changed all that. Manufacturers
6 The First PCs – Engineering and Technology History Wiki
Author: ethw.org
Published: 04/27/2022
Review: 3.85 (246 vote)
Summary: · The company produced a powerful desktop computer called the PC (for Personal Computer; the first model was the 5150) in 1981 and used its well-
Source: https://ethw.org/The_First_PCs
7 The man who made ‘the world’s first personal computer’ – BBC News
Author: bbc.com
Published: 09/11/2021
Review: 3.64 (569 vote)
Summary: · Back in 1970 Mr Blankenbaker, then a computer engineer and consultant, put together his machine at his home in Brentwood, California. “I came
Summary: IBM’s own Personal Computer (IBM 5150) was introduced in August 1981, only a year after corporate executives gave the go-ahead to Bill Lowe, the lab director in
Summary: The first IBM PC, formally known as the IBM Model 5150, was based on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft´s MS-DOS operating system. The IBM
Summary: · As a result, the small, relatively inexpensive “microcomputer”–soon known as the “personal computer”–was born. In 1974, for instance, a company
13 Personal computer | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
Author: britannica.com
Published: 10/30/2021
Review: 2.63 (59 vote)
Summary: A small firm named MITS made the first personal computer, the Altair. This computer, which used Intel Corporation’s 8080 microprocessor, was developed in 1974
14 The History, Development, and Importance of Personal Computers
Author: encyclopedia.com
Published: 12/27/2021
Review: 2.6 (105 vote)
Summary: The first personal computer available for purchase was the Altair 8800. It was introduced, described, and pictured in the January 1975 issue of Popular
Summary: The PC was the first computer designed for the home market which would feature modular design so that pieces could easily be added to the architecture. Most of
