1951-1975 Computers
THE IMB 701
The hp 9100a and the hp-2115The HP 2115 came out in 1966 as a general purpose computer. It had computational power which before was only found in much larger computers. The HP 9100a began to be made in 1968 and was known as the first desktop PC. This was also the first mass marketed PC.
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THE ibm 5100The IBM 5100 is the first portable computer although it weighted 55 pounds which is not very portable in my opinion. It came out in 1975 and had a 5 inch CRT display, 1.9 MHz Palm processor, tape drive, 64KB of RAM. The Osborne 1 was considered to be the first truly portable computer or a laptop. IT came with a built in keyboard but it weighted 24.5 pounds which still isn't very portable if you ask me.
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Microsoft
In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed Microsoft. Together they wanted to complete the dream of making it possible for everyone one to have a computer at home.