The history of personal computers

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  • Apple was founded

    Apple was founded
    Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The Apple 1 was build by Wozniak and sold as a Motherboard in '76. Reference

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    Steve Wozniak created the Apple II personal computer. Reference

  • Michael Dell

    Michael Dell
    ReferenceMichael Dell starts a small business building custom PCs.

  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    Macintosh was launched by Apple. Reference

  • Windows 1.0

    Windows 1.0
    The operating system Windows 1.0 was launched by Microsoft in 1985. It introduced the use of an mouse. Reference

  • HTML is invented!

    HTML is invented!
    It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. Later on he would use this to create the World Wide Web. Reference
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    Windows 3.0 & 3.1

    Windows 3.0 was launched in 1990 and two years later Windows 3.1 was launched. Together they sold over 10 million copies, and they became the most used operating system. Reference

  • Windows 95

    Windows 95
    Windows 95 gets launched (This is important becuase my parents computer used this operating system) Reference

  • Macbook Pro

    Macbook Pro
    The Macbook pro was launched in 2006 by Apple, and is still to this day (2015) being produced. Reference

  • Laptops becomes popular

    Laptops becomes popular
    Laptops are being sold more than Desktops. For many people the only personal computer they owned, were a laptop instead of a desktop. Reference