personal computer
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Time magazine named the personal computer its "Machine of the Year" in 1982.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The idea of artificial intelligence, let alone a personal computer, was a fantasy at best.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
The research lab was already known to Silicon Valley cognoscenti for having invented a personal computer called the Alto and the precursor to the Ethernet networking system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The personal computer didn’t just change what existing businesses did, for example, but gave rise to entirely new industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Just a few years before he was born, in 1983, Time magazine did a twist on its person of the year feature and instead named the personal computer its “Machine of the Year.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
