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The IBM 610 Auto-Point Computer was designed in the portholed attic of Watson Lab at Columbia University by John Lentz between 1948 and 1954 as the Personal Automatic Computer (PAC) and announced by IBM as the 610 Auto-Point in 1957¹. The IBM 610 was the first personal computer, in the sense that it was the first...
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The Apple II was the first true"personal computer" it was factory built, in-expensive and easy to learn and use. Provided with the most extensive set of software and low cost floppy disks, the Apple II was also the first personal computer capable of color graphics and easy modem operation..
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The Altair didn't actually do much as a computer. It didn't have a screen or a keyboard or any software. But it filled a hole. It was the very first personal computer to be produced in fairly high quantity.
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The link is to Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute's pop quiz titled "What Was the First Personal Computer". ... My first computer was a TRS-80. I thought I was cool stuff when with a few lines of basic I could make the screen blink different colors. :)
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www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000220
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April 27, 1981: The first mouse designed for use with a personal computer makes its debut. ... 1981: The first integrated mouse intended for use with a personal computer makes its appearance with the Xerox Star workstation.
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1981: The first integrated mouse intended for use with a personal computer makes its appearance with the Xerox Star workstation. ... Robotsu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Some will argue that the Xerox Star wasn't actually a "Personal Computer" because it was never intended to be a widespread consumer device in every American home.
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Allen, employed by Honeywell, and his friend, Gates, a sophomore at Harvard, immediately set out to adapt the first personal computer language for the Altair, called BASIC. They worked in marathon 24-hour sessions to complete a working product, which was then licensed to MITS.
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The personal computer (PC), which is also called the microcomputer and was designed for use by one person, was first developed for businesses in the early 1970s. Digital Equipment Corporation made the PDP8 for ... Home > History Fact Finder > Science and Invention - Who Invented The First Personal Computer?
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