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Altair 8800
The Altair 8800 revolutionized the computing world by allowing common people to have their own personal computer to use as they pleased. The Altair 8800 also was responsible for the rise of Microsoft as a computing industry giant. -
First microsofts computer
In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation asked Microsoft to produce the essential software, or operating system, for its first personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft purchased an operating system from another company, modified it, and renamed it MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System.