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Evolution Of Operating Systems

Evolution of Operating Systems
Xerox started everything off by creating the first personal computer, the ALTO, in 1973. However, Xerox did not release the computer because they did not think that was the direction the industry was going. This was the first of many mistakes Xerox would make in the next two decades. So, in 1975, Ed Roberts built the Altair 80800, which is largely regarded as the first PC. However, the Altair really served no real purpose.
The burning need for a PC was met in 1977, when Apple, a company formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, released it's Apple II. Now the nerds were satisfied, but that wasn't enough. In order to catapult the PC in to a big-time product, Apple needed to make it marketable to the average Joe. This was made possible by Visical, the home spread sheet.
The Apple II was now a true-blue product. In order to compete with Apple's success, IBM needed something to set its product apart from the others. So they developed a process called......


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