Photo by Kathryn Yu. It will likely be the first and last addition to his vintage computer collection, because he and his fiancee who he described as "surprisingly supportive" of the acquisition can't spare much more room in their one-bedroom New York apartment. If he were to own only one rare computer, "it had to be a IIc," Budiac said. The computer is as much a piece of art as it is a machine. Here are the latest Insider stories.
More Insider Sign Out. Sign In Register. Sign Out Sign In Register. Like some of its predecessors, including the Commodore 64, the Commodore Amiga is one of the most popular computers in history, selling more than 6 million units. The Amiga was relatively affordable and was also the first commercially available machine capable of animation and graphic design work.
Apple's first portable Macintosh computer, the Portable M had a crisper display and more processing power than most laptops available at the time. While it was designed to be the first portable Apple computer, people were known to already carry Macintosh desktops under their arms or in carrying cases while traveling.
At 16 pounds, the laptop weighed almost as much as the desktop that preceded it. At the time of its release, the Poqet PC was the smallest computer on the market. It was powered by just two AA batteries and had innovative power management software that could make the batteries last for several weeks. Apple's first attempt at a portable laptop computer in resulted in the Macintosh Portable, which at 16 pounds nearly weighed as much as the desktop that had preceded it. The PowerBook, however, weighed about 6 pounds and had all the processing power of the Portable.
The PowerBook was also cheaper, and its keyboard position was considered an ergonomic innovation. In addition to a traditional keyboard system, users could touch the screen with a stylus to operate their computers. Watson, Sr. The device's flawed handwriting recognition software, however, led to poor sales and ultimately the product's discontinuation in While notebook computers were still far less popular than desktops, the innovation was an important step to wide public adoption of laptop computing.
The Gateway Solo was one such popular model. In the early days of laptop computing, computers were referred to by the number of spindles they had -- that is, the number of built-in storage drives. The Gateway Solo was the first three-spindle computer. More: 25 richest cities in America: Does your metro area make the list? Intel introduced the second generation of its popular Pentium processor in , the Pentium II.
Apple introduced in the next big thing in desktop PCs, combining both the monitor and components in a colorful case.
The iMac, which offered one-click Internet access, also had considerably fewer previously used ports but two additional USB ports. This would become the standard input for most modern devices. The first computers with Pentium III processors became available in The first computers with Pentium 4 processors became available in The Gateway Performance was one of the most popular of the inaugural Pentium 4 computers. In the history of Apple, was an important year.
The company opened its first 25 Apple stores and released the Titanium PowerBook G4 to widespread acclaim. With its Pentium 4 processing power and detachable keyboard, the Toshiba Satellite was one of many advanced notebooks that heralded the public adoption of laptop computing. More: Cost of living: The purchasing power of a dollar in every state.
At the time of its release, the Power Mac G5 was the most powerful Macintosh computer. It was the first personal computer to utilize bit processing, allowing users to run tasks twice as fast as was possible with bit architecture, the standard at the time. It was marketed as a space-saving multimedia desktop, ideal for college students. The machine was introduced in , the last year in which desktop computers outsold laptops. Lenovo purchased IBM's personal computing unit in The unit included the ThinkPad X41, whose security features and pen touch technology made it one of the year's most popular computers.
Lenovo's investment has ultimately proven sound, and the company today is the global leader in worldwide PC shipments. In March , Dell bought high-end gaming machine manufacturer Alienware. That same year, Dell sold the XPS M, which was one of the best-rated gaming notebooks of the year. Apple has since sold more than 1 billion of its eleven generations of iPhones and is on track to sell far more.
By combining a web browser, music player, and cell phone with an innovative user interface, the iPhone sparked a smartphone revolution that continues to change how consumers and technology interact.
The increasing efficiency of computer chips allowed manufacturers to produce lighter and smaller machines, and the introduction of the MacBook Air in marked a transition to a new era. The first version could be purchased with a solid-state hard drive -- the first mass-market computer to run exclusively with this technology -- and weighed just 3 pounds.
June 5, The first Apple II, the personal computer that will put Cupertino on the map, goes on sale. The Apple-1 never sold widely, or in large quantities.
The Apple II proved different. That started with an attractively machined case designed by Jerry Manock, who later went on to design the first Macintosh. As a computer, the Apple II was ahead of its time.
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