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2. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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   An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown) A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [ 1 ] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing ...

3. Desktop computer - Wikipedia

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   A desktop computer (often abbreviated desktop[1]) is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed to a portable computer) due to its size and power requirements. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard (a printed circuit board with a microprocessor ...

4. History of personal computers - Wikipedia

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   The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.

5. Kenbak-1 - Wikipedia

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   Kenbak-1. The Kenbak-1 is considered by the Computer History Museum, [2] the Computer Museum of America [3] and the American Computer Museum [4] to be the world's first "personal computer", [5] invented by John Blankenbaker (born 1929) of Kenbak Corporation in 1970 and first sold in early 1971. [6] Less than 50 machines were ever built, using ...

6. List of home computers - Wikipedia

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   Homebuilt computer. List of home computers by video hardware classified by video interface. List of computers running CP/M contains a list of personal computers running CP/M. These were usually intended for small office use. List of Soviet computer systems includes many "home" systems as well as office and "big iron" systems.

7. Computer hardware - Wikipedia

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   Desktop personal computers have a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and a computer case. The computer case holds the motherboard, fixed or removable disk drives for data storage, the power supply, and may contain other peripheral devices such as modems or network interfaces. Some models of desktop computers integrated the monitor and keyboard into ...