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VisiCalc’s success changed the perception of the personal computer and the fortunes of Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

By then, Rosen had left Morgan Stanley, but he was just getting started with the personal computer and the spreadsheet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Rosen introduced Jobs and Apple to people at Morgan Stanley, and the company took Apple’s stock public in December of 1980, a watershed moment for the personal computer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Totalitarian systems depend on a monopoly of information and force, and too much information started to slip through the Iron Curtain, thanks to the spread of fax machines, telephones, and, eventually, the personal computer.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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