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2. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

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   The Kenbak-1, released in early 1971, is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971. Unlike a modern personal computer, the Kenbak-1 was built of small-scale integrated circuits, and did not ...

3. 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.

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

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   The 4004 was only capable of 60,000 instructions per second, but its successors brought ever-growing speed and power to computers, including the Intel 8008, 8080 (used in many computers using the CP/M operating system), and the 8086/8088 family. (The IBM personal computer (PC) and compatibles use processors that are still backward-compatible ...

5. List of home computers - Wikipedia

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   Homebuilt computer. List of home computers by video hardware classified by video interface. List of computers running CP/M contains a list of personal computers running CP/M. These were usually intended for small office use. List of Soviet computer systems includes many "home" systems as well as office and " big iron " systems.

6. 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 ...

7. NeXT Computer - Wikipedia

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   NeXT Computer (also called the NeXT Computer System) is a workstation computer that was developed, marketed, and sold by NeXT Inc. It was introduced in October 1988 as the company's first and flagship product, at a price of US$ 6,500 (equivalent to $16,700 in 2023), aimed at the higher-education market. [1] It was designed around the Motorola ...