personal computer

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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 personal computer didn’t just change what existing businesses did, for example, but gave rise to entirely new industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

They took her phone, a work and personal computer and a Garmin watch, the outlet said.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 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