The first Apple Macintosh was a personal computer released in 1984. In 1983 Apple had released a business computer called the Lisa with a graphical user interface, and mouse, which was a far cry from other computers at the time which mostly used MS-DOS. The Lisa was never really meant …
The MITS Altair 8800 was a computer sold in 1975 through popular hobbyist magazines like Radio-Electronics, and Popular Electronics. MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) had hoped to sell a couple of hundred to hobbyists and enthusiasts and were shocked when their niche hobby computer sold thousands in the very …
Today we live in an age where we all expect results in an instant, as society seems to have lost its patience for waiting for stuff to just happen let me take you on a journey back to a much simpler time, the 1980’s and the birth of the Commodore …
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AT&T PC 6310 The AT&T PC 6310 meets the following environmental and safety specifications. Physical Characteristics (All Configurations) CPU Monochrome Monitor Color Monitor Keyboard (Approx.)Size: 15″x16 1/2″x8″ 12″x12 1/4″x 12″ 14″x14″x14 1/2″ 20″x8 1/2″x1″ Weight: 35lbs 17lbs …
The IMSAI 8080 was one of the earliest microcomputers released for the public, and was released towards the end of 1975. It was made and sold by IMS Associates Inc. It was essentially a clone of the earlier released MITS Altair 8800, and is known to most computer historians as …
The IBM 5100 Portable Computer was a portable computer initially sold towards the end of 1975. It was IBM’s more advanced version of their earlier Special Computer APL Machine Portable. It is also recognized as the predecessor to the more popular IBM PC which would be released in 1981. The …
The Sord M243 was one of the first Japanese made computers. Sord Computer Systems, Inc. was started in 1970 and manufactured 8-bit computers for home use. The M243 model was comprised of Mark II, Mark III Mark IV and Mark V versions starting around 1981. Sord was mainly known for …
In 1977 Steve Leininger left his Silicon Valley job to work for Texas based Tandy Corp. He built the prototype Tandy TRS-80 for less than $150,000 as a test project for his boss. John Roach, Tandy’s product manager, had gotten the company president, Charles Tandy to agree to 3500 units …
