When was the first pc sold to the public?
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When was the first PC considered to be the first true "personal computer" sold to the public? When was the first IBM Personal Computer sold to the public?
January 1975
August 12, 1981
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History of personal computers Home computer Apple I History of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. Macintosh Computer mouse Personal computer Altair 8800 History of Dell
It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 
1970, and was <b>first sold</b> in early 1971. Unlike a modern personal <b>computer</b>, the&nbsp;... Home <b>computers</b> were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 
and became ... Home <b>computers</b> were usually not electronic kits; home 
<b>computers</b> were <b>sold</b> already ... <b>sold</b>. <b>Computers</b> became affordable for the 
general <b>public</b> in the 1970s due to the mass production of the microprocessor 
starting in 1971. The Apple <b>Computer</b> 1, originally released as the Apple <b>Computer</b>, also known 
later as the ... The Apple I was Apple&#39;s <b>first</b> product, and to finance its creation, 
Jobs <b>sold</b> his only motorized means of ... The <b>first</b> unit produced was used in a 
high school math class, and donated to Liza Loop&#39;s <b>public</b>-access <b>computer</b> 
center. Apple claims this was the <b>first</b> 64-bit <b>computer sold</b> to the general <b>public</b>. The 
Power Mac G5 was also used by Virginia Tech to build its prototype System X&nbsp;... In 1983, Lisa became the <b>first</b> personal <b>computer sold</b> to the <b>public</b> with a GUI, 
but was a commercial failure due to its high price and limited software titles, so in
&nbsp;... The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal <b>computers</b> 
designed, manufactured, and <b>sold</b> by Apple Inc. since January 1984. The original 
Macintosh is the <b>first</b> successful mass-market personal <b>computer</b> ... Apple <b>sold</b> 
the Macintosh alongside its popular Apple II family of <b>computers</b> for almost ten 
years until&nbsp;... A <b>computer</b> mouse (plural mice or mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that 
detects ... The <b>first public</b> demonstration of a mouse controlling a <b>computer</b> 
system was in 1968. ... obscure; Jack Hawley of The Mouse House reported that 
one buyer for a large organization believed at <b>first</b> that his company <b>sold</b> lab mice
. Hawley&nbsp;... A personal <b>computer</b> (PC) is a multi-purpose <b>computer</b> whose size, capabilities, 
and price ... These were generally expensive specialized <b>computers sold</b> for 
business or ... The <b>first</b> successfully mass marketed personal <b>computer</b> to be 
announced was the ... In 1991, the World Wide Web was made available for 
<b>public</b> use. The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the 
Intel 8080 ... Ed Roberts and his head engineer, Bill Yates, finished the <b>first</b> 
prototype in ... Ed Roberts optimistically told his banker that he could <b>sell</b> 800 
<b>computers</b>, while in reality they needed to <b>sell</b> 200 over the next year just to break 
even. In 1984, the company produced the <b>first computer</b> of its own design — the &quot;Turbo 
PC&quot;, <b>sold</b> for US$795 — containing an Intel 8088-compatible processor running&nbsp;...
Personal computer History of personal computers Home computer IBM Personal Computer History of Dell Apple I Apple Inc. Altair 8800 Dell Compaq
A <b>personal computer</b> (<b>PC</b>) is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, 
and price ... These were generally expensive specialized computers <b>sold</b> for 
business or ... The <b>first</b> successfully mass marketed <b>personal computer</b> to be 
announced was the ... In 1991, the World Wide Web was made available for 
<b>public</b> use. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 
1970, and was <b>first sold</b> in <b>early</b> 1971. Unlike a modern <b>personal computer</b>, the&nbsp;... The VIC was the <b>first</b> computer of any type to <b>sell</b> over one million units, and the 
64 is still the highest-selling single model of <b>personal computer</b> ever, with over 17
&nbsp;... The IBM <b>Personal Computer</b>, commonly known as the IBM <b>PC</b>, is the original 
version of the IBM ... When an individual mentioned in <b>public</b> on a Saturday that 
his company was working on software for a new IBM ... The company could have 
<b>sold</b> its entire projected <b>first</b>-year production to employees, and IBM customers 
that&nbsp;... In 1984, the company produced the <b>first</b> computer of its own design — the &quot;Turbo 
<b>PC</b>&quot;, <b>sold</b> for US$795 — containing an Intel 8088-compatible processor&nbsp;... The Apple Computer 1, originally released as the Apple Computer, also known 
later as the ... The Apple I was Apple&#39;s <b>first</b> product, and to finance its creation, 
Jobs <b>sold</b> his ... in a high school math class, and donated to Liza Loop&#39;s <b>public</b>-
access computer ... Fire in the Valley: The Making of the <b>Personal Computer</b> (2nd 
ed.). In 1983, Lisa became the <b>first personal computer sold</b> to the <b>public</b> with a GUI, 
but was a commercial failure due to its high price and limited software titles, so in
&nbsp;... The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the 
Intel 8080 ... The kit <b>sold</b> for $200 and the assembled version was $250. ... Ed 
Roberts and his head engineer, Bill Yates, finished the <b>first</b> prototype in ... 
Calculators and video games like Pong introduced computer power to the 
general <b>public</b>. In 1985, the company produced the <b>first</b> computer of its own design, the Turbo <b>PC</b>
, which <b>sold</b> for $795. <b>PC&#39;s</b> Limited advertised its systems in national computer&nbsp;... Compaq was a company founded in 1982 that developed, <b>sold</b>, and supported 
computers and related products and services. Compaq produced some of the <b>first</b> 
IBM <b>PC</b> compatible computers, being the ... <b>first</b> start-up to hit the $100 million 
mark that fast. Compaq went <b>public</b> in 1983 on the NYSE and raised $67 million.
Personal computer History of personal computers IBM Personal Computer IBM PC compatible Brain (computer virus) PC game Programma 101 Computer mouse Olivetti Altair 8800
Because SCAMP was the <b>first</b> to emulate APL/1130 performance on a portable, 
single user computer, <b>PC</b> Magazine in 1983 designated SCAMP a &quot;revolutionary
&nbsp;... Because it was the <b>first</b> to emulate APL\1130 performance on a portable, single-
user computer, <b>PC</b> Magazine in 1983 designated SCAMP a &quot;revolutionary&nbsp;... Despite news reports that it was the <b>first</b> IBM product without a model number, 
when the <b>PC</b> was introduced in 1981 it was designated as the IBM 5150, putting 
it in&nbsp;... IBM at <b>first</b> asked developers to avoid writing software that addressed the 
computer&#39;s hardware directly, and to instead make standard calls to BIOS 
functions that&nbsp;... Brain is the industry standard name for a computer virus that was released in its 
<b>first</b> form in ... Brain affects the IBM <b>PC</b> by replacing the boot sector of a floppy 
disk with a copy of the virus. The real boot sector is moved to another sector and
&nbsp;... The <b>first PC</b> sound cards, such as AdLib&#39;s Music Synthesizer Card, soon 
appeared in 1987. These cards allowed IBM PC compatible computers to 
produce&nbsp;... The Olivetti Programma 101, also known as Perottina or P101, is one of the <b>first</b> &quot;
all in one&quot; ... &quot;The Programma 101 Magnetic Card&quot;. IT: Silab. ^ &quot;Programma 101 
Memory of the Future / Quando Olivetti Inventò il <b>PC</b>&quot;. History Channel. YouTube. A computer mouse (plural mice or mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that 
detects ... year Microsoft made the decision to make the MS-DOS program 
Microsoft Word mouse-compatible, and developed the <b>first PC</b>-compatible mouse
. Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, 
printers and other ... The M28 was the firm&#39;s <b>first PC</b> to have the Intel 80286 
processor. In 1983 Olivetti produced its M10 laptop computer, a 8085-based 
workalike of&nbsp;... The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the 
Intel 8080 ... Ed Roberts and his head engineer, Bill Yates, finished the <b>first</b> 
prototype in October 1974 and ... Brillinger, <b>P. C.</b>; D. D. Cowan (November 1970).
1974
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