The Apple Lisa was the first commercially sold computer that used a graphical user interface (GUI). In other words, you could click on things to manipulate them rather than typing commands.
While Apple computers were very popular for home use, the IBM PC was used in businesses.
The Shugart ST506 5MB Hard Disk Drive, made by Seagate Technologies, was the first internal storage device sold to manufacturers of home computers, such as Apple and IBM. It could store a total of ...
The Apple ][ was the first computer sold to the general public. It was very popular and even had games on it.
The Alto, made by Xerox, was one of the first desktop computers. It was not sold for personal use, but only to businesses and universities. Note the vertical screen, made to resemble how paper is u...
The first computer mouse was designed by Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute in 1964.
"The 1440 of 1962 was a low-cost system specifically designed to solve the data processing needs of smaller businesses." (www-03.ibm.com) Prior to the 70s, there was no personal computer. Computers...
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