Meet the First PC

The MITS Altair, first offered for sale on this date in 1975. This was the first computer available for home use. It was a kit costing $595. Paul Allen and Bill Gates wrote a version of Basic for this machine, forming a team that was the beginning of a rather large personal fortune for both men.

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=62

The Old Computer site is full of info on, well, old computers. Here is a look at my first personal computer, the Osborne 1. Imagine that we considered this a portable computer in those days! It was the size of a sewing machine (That's a machine for making clothes for those of you who are too young to remember).

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=181