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Popular Electronics was an American magazine published by John August Media, LLC, and hosted at TechnicaCuriosa.com. The magazine was started by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in October 1954 for elect
The Altair 8800 computer kit (January 1975)
The cover of the premiere issue of Popular Electronics magazine
A Popular Electronics project designed by Don Lancaster and sold by Daniel Meyer's Southwest Technical Products Corp.
Popular Electronics had a major update starting in 1971 including merging with Electronics World.
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo
Popular Electronics
…ignited the home computer revolution. Paul Allen showed that issue to Bill Gates. They wrote a BASIC interpreter for the Altair computer and started Microsoft. Radio & Television News was a magazine for professionals and the editors wanted to create a magazine for hobbyists. Ziff-Davis had started Popular…
Microsoft campus, the company's headquarters, in Redmond, Washington
An Altair 8800 computer (left) with the popular Model 33 ASR Teletype as terminal, paper tape reader, and paper tape punch
Paul Allen and Bill Gates on October 19, 1981, after signing a pivotal contract with IBM
Bill Gates and Paul Allen's Original Business Cards located in the Microsoft Visitor Center