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2. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

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   The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.

3. Desktop computer - Wikipedia

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   A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop[1]) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed to a portable computer) due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard (a printed circuit board with a microprocessor ...

4. Market share of personal computer vendors - Wikipedia

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   Toshiba personal computer division was sold to Sharp in 2019, now Dynabook. IBM sold its personal computer business to Lenovo in 2005, and its x86 server division in 2014. Compaq was acquired by HP in 2002. Fujitsu figures include Fujitsu Siemens. Figures include desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and servers using the Intel x86 processor architecture ...

5. Apple Lisa - Wikipedia

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   Macintosh XL. Macintosh. Lisa is a desktop computer developed by Apple, produced from January 19, 1983 to August 1, 1986, and succeeded by Macintosh. It is generally considered the first mass-market personal computer operable through a graphical user interface (GUI). In 1983, a machine like the Lisa was still so expensive that it was primarily ...

6. 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 ...

7. Compaq Deskpro 386 - Wikipedia

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   CPU. Intel 80386 running at 16 MHz. Memory. 1–16 MiB RAM (32-bit) The Deskpro 386 is a line of desktop computers in Compaq 's Deskpro range of IBM PC compatibles. Introduced in September 1986, the Deskpro 386 was the first personal computer to feature Intel 's 32-bit 80386 microprocessor. It also marks the first time that a major component of ...