No, Apple never claimed to invent the personal computer. The Apple ][, along with the TRS-80 and the Commodore PET all came out in the same year (the "1977 Trin

No, Apple never claimed to invent the personal computer. The Apple ][, along with the TRS-80 and the Commodore PET all came out in the same year (the "1977 Trinity"), so it's not really right to say they were the first to develop a successful commercial personal computer.