When were personal computers first sold to the public?
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When was a programmable calculated which was called a personal computer first sold to the public? When were pre-assembled small computers first sold to the public?
1968
1977
When was the first product marketed to the public as a personal computer? When were the first actual personal computers first sold as kits to the public? When were the first pre-assembled personal computers first sold to the public?
1968
1975
1977
History of personal computers
When were personal computers first sold to the public? personal computers first sold to the public
History of personal computers Home computer Personal computer IBM Personal Computer Macintosh History of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. Apple I Desktop computer History of laptops
<b>Early personal computers</b> – generally called microcomputers– <b>were sold</b> often in 
electronic kit form and in limited numbers, and <b>were</b> of interest mostly to 
hobbyists&nbsp;... Advertisements in the popular press for <b>early</b> home <b>computers were</b> rife with 
possibilities for their practical use in the home, from cataloging recipes to 
<b>personal</b>&nbsp;... A <b>personal computer</b> (PC) is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, 
and price ... <b>Early personal computers‍</b>—‌generally called microcomputers‍—<b>‌were</b> 
often <b>sold</b> in a kit form ... It was built starting in 1972, and a few hundred units 
<b>were sold</b>. ... Experimental <b>public</b> access to a shared mainframe computer system 
was&nbsp;... Lowe became the <b>first</b> head of the Entry Level Systems IBU in Boca Raton, and 
his team researched the market. <b>Computer</b> dealers <b>were</b> very interested in <b>selling</b>
&nbsp;... The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of <b>personal computers</b> 
designed, manufactured, and <b>sold</b> by Apple Inc. since January 1984. The original
&nbsp;... Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that 
creates consumer electronics, <b>personal computers</b>, servers, and computer 
software, ... Wozniak preferred the 6800, but both <b>were</b> out of his price range. ... 
Almost as soon as Apple had started <b>selling</b> its <b>first</b> computers, Wozniak moved 
on from the&nbsp;... Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in 
Cupertino, ... In 1983, Lisa became the <b>first personal computer sold to the public</b> 
with a GUI, but was a commercial failure due to its ... aimed at the consumer 
market and aimed for a $1,000 price for the Macintosh, which they <b>were</b> unable to 
meet. The Apple Computer 1, <b>originally</b> released as the Apple Computer, also known 
later as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a <b>desktop computer</b> released by the Apple 
Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. It was designed and hand-built by 
Steve Wozniak. The idea of <b>selling</b> the computer came from Wozniak&#39;s friend 
Steve Jobs. ... About 200 units <b>were</b> produced, and all but 25 <b>were sold</b> within 
nine or ten&nbsp;... A <b>desktop computer</b> is a <b>personal computer</b> designed for regular use at a single 
location on or ... These <b>were</b> generally expensive specialized computers <b>sold</b> for 
business or scientific uses. ... <b>Early personal computers</b>, like the original IBM 
<b>Personal Computer</b>, <b>were</b> enclosed in a &quot;desktop case&quot;, horizontally oriented to 
have&nbsp;... The &#39;history of laptops describes the efforts, begun in the 1970s, to build small, 
portable <b>personal computers</b> that combine ... The Compaq Portable was the <b>first</b> 
PC-compatible portable computer created in 1982. ... The <b>first</b> significant 
development towards laptop computing was announced in 1981 and <b>sold</b> from 
July 1982,&nbsp;...
History of personal computers Home computer Personal computer Apple I IBM Personal Computer History of Apple Inc. Macintosh Apple Inc. Altair 8800 Desktop computer
The history of the <b>personal computer</b> as a mass-market consumer electronic 
device began with ... <b>Early personal computers</b> – generally called 
microcomputers – were <b>sold</b> often in electronic kit form ... In a time-sharing 
system, multiple computer terminals let many <b>people</b> share the use of one 
mainframe computer processor. <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. <b>Early</b> microcomputers 
such as&nbsp;... A <b>personal computer</b> (PC) is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, 
and price ... <b>Early personal computers‍</b>—‌generally called microcomputers‍—‌were 
often ... These were generally expensive specialized computers <b>sold</b> for business 
or ... Experimental <b>public</b> access to a shared mainframe computer system was&nbsp;... The Apple Computer 1, <b>originally</b> released as the Apple Computer, also known 
later as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a <b>desktop computer</b> released by the Apple 
Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. It was designed and hand-built by 
Steve Wozniak. The idea of <b>selling</b> the computer came from Wozniak&#39;s friend 
Steve Jobs. ... a high school math class, and donated to Liza Loop&#39;s <b>public</b>-
access computer&nbsp;... The IBM <b>Personal Computer</b>, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original 
version of the IBM ... A single IBM computer in the <b>early</b> 1960s cost as much as 
$9 million, ... The &quot;Colossus of Armonk&quot; only <b>sold</b> through its own <b>sales</b> force, had 
no ... &quot;four years and three hundred <b>people</b>&quot; to develop its own <b>personal</b> 
<b>computer</b>;&nbsp;... Apple Inc., formerly Apple <b>Computer</b>, Inc., is a multinational corporation that 
creates consumer ... Almost as soon as Apple had started <b>selling</b> its <b>first</b> 
<b>computers</b>, Wozniak moved on from the Apple I ... The two Steves presented the 
Apple II <b>computer</b> to the <b>public</b> at the <b>first</b> West Coast <b>Computer</b> Faire on April 16 
and 17, 1977. The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of <b>personal 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 <b>personal computer</b> ... Apple <b>sold</b> 
the Macintosh alongside its popular Apple II family of computers for almost ten 
years until&nbsp;... In 1983, Lisa became the <b>first personal computer sold to the 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 ... Ed Roberts and his head engineer, Bill Yates, finished the <b>first</b> 
prototype in ... Calculators and video games like Pong introduced <b>computer</b> 
power to the general <b>public</b>. ... The Altair 8800 <b>computer</b> was a break-even <b>sale</b> 
for MITS. The third quarter of 2008 was the <b>first</b> time when worldwide notebook PC 
shipments exceeded desktops, with 38.6 million units versus 38.5 million units. 
The <b>sales</b>&nbsp;...
1976
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