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ah, nice to know. I thought the closest thing to a personal computer before the Apple I were the micro computers, the size of a room.
by adrusi 14y ago
ah, nice to know. I thought the closest thing to a personal computer before the Apple I were the micro computers, the size of a room.
- unimpressive 14y agoNo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmed_Data_Processor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmed_Data_Processor Expensive, but by no means did it take up a whole room. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_machine Still not exactly a "personal computer". And still expensive, but getting closer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800 The microcomputer that sparked the microcomputer revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_computer_club http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_computer_club The two Steve's were active members. While there were mainframes that took up whole rooms, systems that didn't were available in the 60's, but at prices only large organizations could afford.
- derleth 14y ago> micro computers, the size of a room Early microcomputers were not the size of a room. The defining feature of a microcomputer was that it used a single microchip (integrated circuit) as its CPU, as opposed to needing one or more circuit boards full of components for that task.