The New Yorker

The Birth of the Personal Computer

In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...
Twice

CTA Centennial Part 5c: A Decade of Disruption – Personal Computing

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CTA (Consumer Technology Association), which started out as the RMA (Radio Manufacturers Association). This is the fifth in a series of ...
The Florida Times-Union

Computer historian from Clay County lists landmark devices: Perhaps you had one?

We asked Orange Park computer historian David Greelish, who recently made a documentary on Apple's old Lisa computer, to give us a timeline on the development of personal computers, listing specific ...
Reuters

CHRONOLOGY-Key dates in the history of the personal computer

TAIPEI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which ...