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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. Home computer - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, UK home computer maker Amstrad began producing their PC1512 [48] [49] PC-compatible for sale in the UK. Later they would market the machine in the US as the PC6400. In June 1987, an improved model was produced as the PC1640.

  4. ZX81 - Wikipedia

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    Timex Sinclair 1000, Timex Sinclair 1500. The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and designed to be a low-cost introduction to home computing for the general public.

  5. Apricot Computers - Wikipedia

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    Apricot Computers was a British manufacturer of business PCs, originally founded in 1965 as "Applied Computer Techniques" (ACT), [1][2][3] later changed to Apricot Computers, Ltd. It remained a UK-owned company until its acquisition by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in the early 1990s.

  6. History of computing hardware (1960s–present) - Wikipedia

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    The planar process was developed by Noyce's colleague Jean Hoerni in early 1959, based on the silicon surface passivation and thermal oxidation processes developed by Carl Frosch and Lincoln Derrick in 1955 and 1957. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Computers using IC chips began to appear in the early 1960s.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Compaq - Wikipedia

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    Compaq Computer Corporation [c] was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the second company after Columbia Data Products [ 3 ] to legally reverse engineer the BIOS of the IBM ...

  9. Market share of personal computer vendors - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. The annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do not fall under the category of 2-in-1 PCs. The global market leader has been Lenovo in every year since 2013, followed by HP and Dell.

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