Early+Personal+Computers

A personal computer is a computer sized and priced for individual use and operation by anyone. In the early 70's microcomputers first came around with the introduction of the microprosser. Personal computers were sold in kits with very limited supply.

The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975, based on the Intel 8080 CPU. The Altair was sold as a mail-order kit through advertisements in Popular Electronics magazine.



The Apple-1 was an early personal computer designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. In July 1976 the Apple-1 went on sale for $666.66. The Apple-1 had 4 kb of standard memory.