The Evolution Of The Pc And Microsoft
The Evolution of the PC and Microsoft
Kasey Anderson
2/21/97
Computer Tech.
ESSAY
Xerox, Apple, IBM, and Compaq all played major roles in the development
of the Personal Computer, or ³PC,² and the success of Microsoft. Though it may
seem so, the computer industry did not just pop-up overnight. It took many
years of dedication, hard-work, and most importantly, thievery to turn the
personal computer from a machine the size of a Buick, used only by zit-faced ³
nerds,² to the very machine I am typing this report on.
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. This left......
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