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Personal Computing History
The rise of home and personal computers.
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- How did the Macintosh's price and specifications compare to its competitors when it launched in 1984?
- What distinguished the Apple II from earlier personal computers that were sold as hobbyist kits?
- What features did the Xerox Alto have that made it a precursor to the modern personal computer?
- What was Alan Kay's Dynabook concept, and who was it designed for?
- What was the Xerox Alto and why was it significant for personal computing?
- Why did MITS receive four thousand orders for the Altair 8800 when they expected only a few hundred?
- Why did the Altair 8800 episode prove that software mattered more than hardware in personal computing?
- Why was Alan Kay sardonic about how his ideas were eventually adopted?