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Osborne 1
This was the first ever true laptop to come out. It was invented/created by Adam Osborne. This computer weighed about 25 pounds and had a 5-inch screen. It cost about $1795. This computer was a very big deal because it was the first computer that was actually portable. -
IBM Personal Computer
This computer is also known as the IBM 5150. Bill Lowe was the inventor of this computer. The most important part about the upbringing of this computer was that it was "open architecture" which meant third party software developers were able to create products that would be more compatible. The original price for this computer was $1,565 and it weighed about 20-30 pounds depending on what drives you had. This was a very important computer because it was able to process information a lot quicker. -
Apple Macintosh
The Macintosh was a very successful computer that was made for personal use. It was invented by Steve Jobs and Jef Raskin. It was specifically designed to be used by the "person on the street." It was the first widely sold computer with a graphical user interface and a mouse. A GUI would allow users to click on icons to run certain programs. This specific mouse was just one button, which ended up being used for the rest of apples mouses. -
Windows 1.0
This was the first ever Microsoft Windows operating system to launch. This biggest thing that it did was offers a setting where both existing MS-DOS programs and graphically designed Windows programs can run. Bill Gates was the founder of this. Microsoft launched this and ever since then Microsoft Windows has been a very common operating system. -
PS/2
This is known as the Personal System/2. This was a line of personal computers that were created by IBM. This line was created to capture the control of the PC market. They did this by micro channel architecture on higher-end models. It ended up not being a big success because of the rejection of the MCA technology.