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Roberts called his computer the Altair 8800 and sold the unassembled kits for $395. Popular Electronics ran a story about the kid in its January 1975 issue, and to the surprise of just about everyone, the kits became an instant hit and the era of the personal computer began [source: The Computer History Project].
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Personal computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pop Quiz: What was the first personal computer? We'll make it easy for you. Let's define personal computer as a computer having the following attributes:
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The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. The term "personal computer" was already common currency before 1981, and was used as early as 1972 to characterize Xerox PARC's Alto.
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Steven Gray founds the Amateur Computer Society, and begins publishing the ACS Newsletter. (Some consider this to be the birth-date of personal computing.) [208.64] (This is claimed as coining the term "personal computer".) [213.5] [1559]
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The Personal Computer (PC), or any computer, is essentially an information tool. It provides the ability to control the flow of information.
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Definition of personal computer from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. Learn more about "personal computer" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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