personal computer
Example Sentences
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Monday's announcement instead focuses on a new CPU, or central processing unit, which acts like the brain of a personal computer.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
This newspaper’s first mention of Apple was all the way back on April 17, 1978, buried in the 16th paragraph of a story on Page 40 about investors with a secret weapon: the personal computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The idea of artificial intelligence, let alone a personal computer, was a fantasy at best.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
The explosion in value I enjoyed can be owed to something that happened in the U.S. around 1980: Americans invented the personal computer industry.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
He kept it on a personal computer, and he would type in a few words each day.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
