History of PC timeline
By.
Tae-young Jang
Alexander Colby
Personal Computers
• Personal Computer (PC) is a machine
enabled people to work calculations
or instructions quickly. PCs are also
able to interface with worldwide
communication networks, such as the
Internet and the graphics-based
information database known as the
World Wide Web, to find and send
information on any subject. They are
now essential device which is
commonly used in everyday life.
Evolution of PC!
Altair 8800
• The MITS Altair was the first 8080
based kit microcomputer. It was first
introduced in the January,
1975. Although it was not the first
available microcomputer to use, it was
the start of the industry.
The SOL- First 8080 Desktop
• In 1977, Processor Technology
company designed and sold a full line
of boards for the S-100 computers. The
SOL became a very popular computer
that influenced the design of future
computers
Apple II
• The Apple II was the first personal
computer with color graphics.It was
cheap and easy to use. Development
of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program
made Apple II as an important tool for
business.
TRS-80 (Trash 80)
• Radio Shack's TRS-80 selling for about
$500 complete with video monitor and
BASIC took the personal computer
market by storm. It became the most
popular personal computer in schools
and homes so they were rivals of Apple
II.
Brief history of computers
500.B.C
Abacus(count
ing board)
1946 ENIAC(first
electronic computer)
1991 World Wide Web is
launched.
1977 APPLE
II(first PC)
Questions
• 1.When was the MITS Altair 8800 first introduced to the public?
• 2.What company designed and sold the first 8080 desktop
computer?
• 3.What was it called?
• 4.What was the first PC capable of colour graphics?
• 5.What computer became a rivalling opponent for Apple II?
• 6.What machine won the colour graphics race?
• 7.What machine was one of the first computers designed as a
complete desktop machine, including monitor, floppy disks and
keyboard?
• 8.How long ago does the abacus(counting board) date back?
• 9.What is ENIAC?
• 10.In what was the World Wide Web launched?
Answer keys
• 1. It was first introduced in an issue of popular electronics
magazine as a construction project.
• 2. It was Processor Technology company3.
• 3. It was called the SOL.
• 4. The APPLE II
• 5. Radio Shack’s TRS 80.
• 6. The Atari-800.
• 7. Heath, and was later bought by Zenith.
• 8. About 500 BC.
• 9. The first electronic computer.
• 10. In 1991.
Bibliography
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http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline/
http://www.computerhope.com/history/
www.pc-history.org
www.islandnet.com/~kpolscon/comphist/