personal computer

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Leaving his role at Compaq — the largest personal computer company at that time — to work at Apple was risky because of the company’s financial struggles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The idea of artificial intelligence, let alone a personal computer, was a fantasy at best.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The explosion in value I enjoyed can be owed to something that happened in the U.S. around 1980: Americans invented the personal computer industry.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Early successes in helping define and popularize the personal computer were followed by a troubled adolescence that almost proved fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

If January 1975 was the dawn of the personal computer age, then who would be in the best position to take advantage of it?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell