The history of computing hardware starting at 1960 is marked by the conversion from vacuum tube to solid-state devices such as transistors and then integrated circuit chips. Around 1953 to 1959, discr
1969: Data General Nova
1976: Cray-1 supercomputer
Time-sharing computer terminals connected to central computers, such as the TeleVideo ASCII character mode smart terminal pictured here, were sometimes used before the advent of the PC.
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A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit made out of a single integrated circuit microprocessor. The computer also includes memory and input/output
History of computing hardware (1960s–present)
…a timeline of significant microprocessor development. The powerful supercomputers of the era were at the other end of the computing spectrum from the microcomputers, and they also used integrated circuit technology. In 1976, the Cray-1 was developed by Seymour Cray, who had left Control Data in 1972 to form his own…
The Commodore 64 was one of the most popular microcomputers of its era, and is the best-selling model of home computers of all time.
Raspberry Pi, a popular modern-class microcomputer
Three microcomputer systems frequently associated with the first wave of commercially successful 8-bit home computers: The Commodore PET 2001, the Apple II, and the TRS-80 Model 1
A collection of early microcomputers, including a Processor Technology SOL-20 (top shelf, right), an MITS Altair 8800 (second shelf, left), a TV Typewriter (third shelf, center), and an Apple I in the case at far right