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The First Desktop Computers
The first desk top computer ever sold was the Xerox PARC Alto. This computer could work with other computers in the same local networks, and could print off documents with printer. The creators of the Xerox PARC Alto were some men named Alan Kay and Jack Goldman. One of the major features of this computer were access to email, a painting program, and a graphics editor. -
Computer Market Spike
In the early 80's the computer market wet BOOM! When IBM introduced the first dedicated personal PC on the market. The developers name of this computer was Don Estridge. One of the greatest things the IBM model 5150 did was it revolutionized business computing by being the first desktop computer to be adopted by industry. -
World Records
The C64 was one of the most sold desktop computers of all time with some 22 million units sold. It was discontinued in 1993. Some of this computer's features would include having 64 KB's of RAM, and impressive graphics. The creator of the C64 was a man named Jack Tramiel -
Humble Beginnings
The creator of the Apple Lisa was none other than Steve Jobs. One of the many selling points of this computer was that it had something called a graphical user interface. Some of the main features of this computer were, larger monitor that measured to be 12 inches, 5.25 floppy disk drives, and a 5MB hard drive. -
Market Race
The Compaq Deskpro 386 beat IBM to the market when it had it's release in September 1986. The creators of this device were, Jim Harris, Bill Murto, and Rob Canion. Some of the major features of this computer were, it had a 32-bit microprocessor, 4 kilobytes of memory, and an 80386 chip. -
The Release of The BeBox
This PC was founded by an executive at apple specifically Jean Louis Gassée. While it did not sell very well the BeBox had a loyal following until they closed in 1997. The PC had a loyal following for it's operating system until the company went out of business. -
The Apple Imac was Released
The creator of the first Apple imac was a man named Jonathan Ives. Some of the major features of the Apple imac were, it was very simple to use, it had a 15" monitor, and it had a 4 GB hard drive. -
PC Begin to get Modernized
PC begin to become modernized in the 2000's with the Apple Powermac G5. The Apple G5 was the first true 64-bit computer to have existed at the time. The creator of this piece of technology was none other than Steve Jobs'. It was also ranked #3 for the fastest computer at the time.