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 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

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

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

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Just a few years before he was born, in 1983, Time magazine did a twist on its person of the year feature and instead named the personal computer its “Machine of the Year.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel