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

Ding downloaded the trade secrets to his personal computer less than two weeks before he resigned from Google in December 2023, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The firm has heard strong signals from personal computer manufacturers about Intel’s products at and since the CES tech conference, it said.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

At university, he had been brilliant with electronics, he fixed CD players that were considered lost causes, and his was the first personal computer Obinze had ever seen.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie