personal computer
Example Sentences
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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
Between 1990 and 2000, the share of U.S. households with a personal computer jumped from 15% to just over half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
They took her phone, a work and personal computer and a Garmin watch, the outlet said.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
In the 1970s, no educationist would have predicted the explosion in universal written communication caused by the personal computer, the internet and the key-pad of the mobile phone.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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