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 The Evolution and Development Of Computers

 #13.    The 1977 Commodore PET

 

This was Commodore's first fully functional computer, establishing them as respectable rivals in this emerging industry. Despite dominating the computing industry for most of the 1970s and 1980s, they filed for bankruptcy in 1994. By that time, IBM and Apple had taken up the market, and Commodore was unable to compete.

 

#14.    (1977) Apple II

 

Steve Wozniak at Apple Computers deserves the most of the credit for this one, as Steve Jobs had little to do with it. However, you can already see some of the recognizable design features that Apple has always taken pleasure in; this one is a bit less offensive-looking than the other personal computers that were simultaneously entering the market from other businesses.

#15.    (1977) Apple II

 

The IBM PC—PC stands for Personal Computer—brought computers into the 1980s and was hailed as a technological breakthrough at the time. The word "PC" had been in use previous to this release, but because to its popularity, it was informally changed to refer exclusively to IBM computing equipment, much to how people refer to tissues as "Kleenex."

#16.    Lisa by Apple in 1983

 

Two years after its release, Apple's attempt to compete with the IBM PC failed miserably. According to a reputable publication, "Apple is not aware that most consumers would be tremendously interested in a similar but less expensive computer. We'll have to wait and see. Which was probably accurate given that one of them originally cost $9,995. The Macintosh was where Steve Jobs put his attention because he had been entirely forced out of this project (stay tuned).

#17.    First laptop by Gavilan SC (1983)

 

The first laptop was created in 1983. nonetheless, you'd require a sizable lap! You can't dispute that it utilizes the same cutting-edge design of folding over on itself for convenience when it's not in use, but it doesn't even faintly resemble the light, thin, small computers you see today.

#18.    1985's Commodore Amiga 1000

 

Even though Commodore was less than ten years away from going out of business, they were undoubtedly at their height in the computing industry at this time. Having said that, the Commodore Amiga 1000 was regarded as having one of the strongest and most orthogonal CPUs of its day, in addition to having the most cutting-edge graphics and audio.

 

#19.    (1988) NeXT Computer

 

It is now widely acknowledged that the early years of the Apple Corporation, and not only them, were not without their share of ugly moments. However, Steve Jobs was dismissed from his own firm in the middle of the 1980s, for those of you who haven't seen Ashton Kutcher getting roughed up in the Jobs biographical movie.

#20.    1993's Compaq Presario

Compaq launched its protracted Presario series with the Compaq Presario 425 in 1993, which sold surprisingly well. An older Compaq Presario 425 computer that hadn't been turned on in at least 12 years was swept out, according to a Facebook user earlier this year. He turned it on after that and was shocked to discover that the time and date were still accurate. This isn't really significant; I just thought the narrative was interesting!

 

 

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