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  2. Altair 8800 - Wikipedia

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    Kit: US $439 ($2500 in 2023) Assembled: US $621 ($3500 in 2023) Units sold. 25,000 [1] CPU. Intel 8080 @ 2 MHz. The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the Intel 8080 CPU. [2] Interest grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics [3] and was sold by mail order ...

  3. Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market ...

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    IBM's influence on the industry decreased, as competition increased and rivals introduced computers that improved on IBM's designs while maintaining compatibility. In 1986 the Compaq Deskpro 386 was the first computer based on the Intel 80386. In 1987 IBM unsuccessfully attempted to regain leadership of the market with the Personal System/2 ...

  4. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

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    The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association ( PCMCIA) was a group of computer hardware manufacturers, operating under that name from 1989 to 2009. Starting with the PCMCIA card in 1990 (the name later simplified to PC Card ), it created various standards for peripheral interfaces designed for laptop computers.

  5. IBM PC Convertible - Wikipedia

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    The IBM PC Convertible (model 5140) is a laptop computer made by IBM, first sold in April 1986. [2] The Convertible was IBM's first laptop-style computer, following the luggable IBM Portable, and introduced the 3½-inch floppy disk format to the IBM product line. [3] Like modern laptops, it featured power management and the ability to run from ...

  6. Gateway, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Gateway, Inc., previously Gateway 2000, Inc., was an American computer company originally based in Iowa and South Dakota.Founded by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond in 1985, the company developed, manufactured, supported, and marketed a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories.

  7. Virtual private network - Wikipedia

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    Virtual private network. A virtual private network ( VPN) is a mechanism for creating a secure connection between a computing device and a computer network, or between two networks, using an insecure communication medium such as the public Internet.

  8. Portable computer - Wikipedia

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    A military-type mobile computer housed in a reinforced case. A portable computer with three LCD screens. A portable computer with one 20.1-inch LCD screen, EATX motherboard. The MIT Suitcase Computer, MIT Digital Systems Laboratory, 1975. A portable computer is a computer designed to be easily moved [1] from one place to another, as opposed to ...

  9. Ten Symptoms of Heart Failure Getting Worse - Healthline

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    increased shortness of breath. swelling in the ankles, legs, abdomen, or other parts of your body. fatigue. chest discomfort. sudden weight gain. reduced exercise tolerance. persistent cough or ...