The first personal and home computers booted into a ROM, or read-only memory, that usually consisted solely of an on-chip BASIC interpreter.

The personal computer industry began in 1977 ... In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy ...

If you’re looking for a simple Ardunio project, why not replicate the first personal computer? After discovering the Arduino, [Mark] realized recreating really old computers would be a fun project.

It is hailed as the first "personal" computer. Thousands of orders for the 8800 rescue MITS from bankruptcy. Pictured below: The Homebrew Computer Club in 1975. Paul Allen and Bill Gates develop ...

In 1994, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council inducted Friedl into its Hall of Fame, calling him the "chief architect and inventor of the world's first personal computer." Friedl, who died in March ...

They Made The World's First Personal Computer In the years that followed, Hewlett and Packard moved out of the garage and ...

Although the graphical user interface (GUI) owes its existence to the contribution of many great minds in the history of technology, Apple was first to market with a personal computer that ...

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 ...

The 1979 Atari 800 might have arrived a bit after the first personal computers, but its cutting-edge processor offered better graphics and sound than both the Apple II and Commodore PET.

Then, in the mid-60s, minicomputers debuted. We saw the first personal computer introduced when Eddie Roberts debuted the Altair 8800 in 1975. The Apple I and II followed in 1976 and 1978 ...

But, going back to legacy — I don't want to be known for inventing the first personal computer and you know, bringing personal computers into our life. I want other engineers to look at my work ...

The first HP personal computers to hit the market were manufactured in the United States. However, sales quickly expanded to foreign markets, and assembly plants were promptly opened in China.