The history of the PC

BASIC created

May 1, 1964

Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Introduction Code
Everyone could learn the langauage and therefore it became popular

The Altair 8800

Jan 31, 1975

First personal computer.
256bytes of memory
Switches used to enter data

Apple I

Jul 26, 1976

First computer created by Apple
Built in circuitry

Apple II

Jun 10, 1977

"may be the first product to fully qualify as the 'appliance computer' ... a completed system which is purchased off the retail shelf, taken home, plugged in and used"
4KB of RAM
Color Monitor and space for game controllers

Commodore PET

Oct 17, 1977

Commodore PETThe first all in one, home computer. Came with a mouse, keyboard, 4 or 8kb or memory

Osbourne

Apr 26, 1981

The first portable computer
Weighed 24.5lbs
64Kilobytes of RAM
Pre-installed with a spreadsheet and word processing software

Commodore 64

Mar 31, 1982

Commodore 64The highest selling model of all time, it takes its name from having 64kb's of memory, Superior sound and multi-coloured graphics from its competitors from Apple and IBM.

Apple Lisa

Jan 19, 1983

Apple Lisa
The first personal computer with a graphical interface, although the price was to high, meant low sales and ultimate failure.

Macintosh 128k

Jan 24, 1984

Apple Macintosh 128k
The first successful pc with a mouse driven graphical user interface. Much more affordable than the Lisa.

MacBook Air

Jan 29, 2009

MacBook Air
Laptops as we know them today and this is one of the most popular on the market.