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MITS Altair 8800
The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the Intel 8080 CPU.[2] Interest grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics[3] and was sold by mail order through advertisements there, in Radio-Electronics, and in other hobbyist magazines.[4][5] According to Harry Garland, the Altair 8800 was the product that catalyzed the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s.[6] -
Apple I
In 1976, Apple’s two Steves (Jobs and Wozniak) designed the Apple I, Apple’s only “kit” computer (you had to add a keyboard, power supply, and enclosure to the assembled motherboard), around the 6502 processor -
TI-99/4
TI’s first home computer as the TI-99/4, which shipped with a 13″ color monitor and sold for $1,150 when it debuted in October 1979 -
Apple III
The Apple III was meant to be Apple’s bold entry into the business market; it ended as Apple’s first commercial failure and put the company into financial uncertainty. It was also responsible for sprouting both the Lisa and Macintosh projects, efforts that would save Apple. -
Osborne 1
Adam Osborne introduced the first portable computer. The Osborne 1 was about this size of a suitcase, ran CP/M, included a pair of 5.25″ floppies, and had a tiny 5″ display. The innovative machine was bundled with about $1,500-2,000 worth of software, and the whole package sold for $1,899. -
Apple Macintosh
Introduced in January 1984 (along with a revised Lisa), this Macintosh didn’t have a model number – it was simply the Macintosh. -
Windows 3.0
Windows moved to Windows 3.0 in 1990, and it was nearly ready for prime time. The first ‘486-based PCs shipped, and Apple trumped the DOS world’s 33 MHz computers with the “wicked fast” 40 MHz Macintosh IIfx, which was also one of the first personal computers to use an accelerated video card -
Windows 3.1 i
Windows 3.1 is a major release of Microsoft Windows. It was released to manufacturing on April 6, 1992, as a successor to Windows 3.0. -
Quadra 610 DOS Compatible.
Intel acknowledged the Pentium math bug in 1994 and issued a recall. Apple shipped the first Macintosh with a factory-installed DOS card, the Quadra 610 DOS Compatible. -
Power Mac G4 Cube.
Stunningly compact, the Power Mac (not Macintosh) G4 Cube came as a surprise, despite numerable contradictory rumors. Just 7.7″ square and a bit under 10″ tall -
, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar was released on 2002.08.24 and was last updated on 2003.10.03, when the 10.2.8 update was released. There were rumors that 10.2.9 would be released in mid-2009 to address several bugs and vulnerabilities that remained in version 10.2.8, but that never happened -
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
ac OS X 10.3 Panther was released on October 24, 2003 and was last updated on April 15, 2005, when the 10.3.9 update was released. Mac OS X 10.3 Jaguar discNew features include Fast User Switching (you no longer have to log out so another user can log in), Exposé, FileVault (use at your own risk), and iChat AV, which added voice and video conferencing to the Mac’s messaging client. TextEdit was updated to support Microsoft Word documents. -
Core 2 Quad processor Q9500
Intel released the Core 2 Quad processor Q9500 (6 M cache, 2.83 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) in January 2010. -
Chromebit
Initially released on March 31, 2015, by ASUS, the Chromebit is a stick computer that runs the ChromeOS (operating system). The Chromebit is a dongle plugged into any display with an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port. Peripherals like keyboards and mice can connect using the USB (universal serial bus) port on the device or via Bluetooth. -
Surface Go
Released on August 2, 2018, the Surface Go is a 2-in-1 computer that is part of the Surface family of products offered by Microsoft. It features a 10-inch touch screen display with a 1800 x 1200 resolution. Like its Surface Pro counterpart, there is an available Type Cover that acts as a keyboard and screen protector. The Surface Pen is also available, allowing users to write on the screen and launch the OneNote application. These accessories are sold separately. -
Windows 7
On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 reached EOL (End-Of-Life). On this date, Microsoft stopped providing any support or security updates for Windows 7 and strongly advised users to upgrade to Windows 10. -
TS1170
IBM announced in August 2023 its latest TS1170 tape drives, which natively support 50 TB and 150 TB with compression