personal computer
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Laptop chipmakers such as Intel and AMD should be worried about their new rival Nvidia, experts say, after the US hardware titan announced Monday a push into the personal computer market.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Monday's announcement instead focuses on a new CPU, or central processing unit, which acts like the brain of a personal computer.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
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
If you talk to veterans of Silicon Valley, they’ll tell you that the most important date in the history of the personal computer revolution was January 1975.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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