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2. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

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   At the time the ZX80 was the cheapest personal computer for sale in the UK. This was succeeded by the more well-known ZX81 in the following year (sold as the Timex Sinclair 1000 in the United States). The ZX81 was one of the first computers in the UK to be aimed at the general public and was offered for sale via major high street retail channels.

3. Hewlett-Packard 9100A - Wikipedia

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   Hewlett-Packard 9100A. "The new Hewlett-Packard 9100A personal computer" is "ready, willing, and able... to relieve you of waiting to get on the big computer." [1] [2] The Hewlett-Packard 9100A (HP 9100A) is an early programmable calculator [3] (or computer), first appearing in 1968. HP called it a desktop calculator because, as Bill Hewlett ...

4. Home computer - Wikipedia

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   See home server and home automation or desktop computer for other uses of a computer in a home. The often sprawling nature of a well-outfitted home computer is evident with this Tandy Color Computer 3. Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.

5. Altair 8800 - Wikipedia

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   25,000 [1] CPU. Intel 8080 @ 2 MHz. The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the Intel 8080 CPU. [2] Interest grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics [3] and was sold by mail order through advertisements there, in Radio-Electronics, and in other hobbyist ...

6. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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   An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown) A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [ 1 ] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing ...

7. IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia

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   Related. List of IBM Personal Computer models. The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard. Released on August 12, 1981, it was created by a team of engineers and designers at International Business ...