Personal Computer Evolution
Personal Computer Evolution
Personal Computer Evolution
1971 Kenbak-1
The Kenbak-1 was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak
Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971. Instead of a microprocessor
it was built using a series of small integrated circuits.
1977 TRS-80
‘The TRS-80 Model I used a Zilog Z80 processor clocked at 1.77 MHz. The basic
model originally shipped with 4 kB of RAM, and later 16 kB, in the main computer. The
expansion unit allowed for RAM expansion for a total of 48K. Its other strong features
were its full stroke QWERTY keyboard, small size, well written Microsoft floating-point
BASIC and inclusion of a monitor and tape deck for approximately half the cost of
the Apple II.’ [1]
1981 IBM PC
‘The IBM PC was the first PC that justified widespread use. IBM responded to the
success of the Apple II with the IBM PC, released in August, 1981, it was based
on an open, card-based architecture, which allowed third parties to develop for it.
It used the Intel 8088 CPU running at 4.77 MHz, containing 29,000 transistors.’
1982 Commodore 64
‘The best-selling personal computer of all time was released by Commodore
International in 1982: the Commodore 64 (C64) sold over 17 million units before its
end. The C64 name derived from its 64kb of RAM and it also came with a side mount
ROM cartridge slot. It used the 6510 microprocessor.’ [1]
1995 Windows 95
Microsoft releases Windows 95 which has many features of a modern OS.
1998 Apple iMac
In August 1998, Apple releases its brand new desktop featuring 233Mhz G3
processor, a 4GB hard drive, 32MB of RAM and a CD-ROM drive.
Bibliography
Information
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_personal_computers
[2] http://uk.pcmag.com/desktop-reviews/9050/feature/30-years-of-the-pc-a-timeline
Image
(1) http://blog.bricogeek.com/img_cms/1916-kenbak-uino-03.jpg
(2) http://www.oldcomputers.net/pics/ibm5100.jpg
(3) http://s7.computerhistory.org/is/image/CHM/102626737p-03-02?$re-story-hero$
(4) http://jscustom.theoldcomputer.com/images/manufacturers_systems/Tandy-Radio-Shack/TRS-80-Mode
l-I/395482tandy-trs-80-model1.system.jpg
(5) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/IMB_PC-IMG_7271.jpg
(6) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/C64c_system.jpg
(7) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Powerbook_100_pose.jpg
(8) http://www.free-logotypes.com/logos/png/Win_95.png
(9) http://origin.arstechnica.com/journals/apple.media/imac10_1.jpg
(10) http://e.cdn-hardware.com.br/static/books/hmc/cap2-24_html_6d8a4385.jpg.optimized.jpg
(11) http://www.itreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/h566.jpg