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IBM introduces its Personal Computer (PC)
1981
IBM SCAMP is developed
1973
Lenovo acquires IBM's PC business
2005
Librascope LGP-30 introduced
1956
Commodore introduces the VIC-20
1980
The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) introduced
1977
PowerMac G5 is released
2003
MIT LINC introduced
1962
Apple introduces the Lisa computer
1983
Compaq Computer Corporation introduces the Compaq Portable
1983
MITS Altair 8800 kit appears in
Popular Electronics
1975
Fantasy game
Myst
is released
1993
Creative Arts releases the first SoundBlaster
1988
TIME
announces “Machine of the Year”
1982
Apple
1984
commercial debuts
1984
Visicalc is developed
1979
