Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh.
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Multitasking is far more important on the personal computer -- whose windowed UI and raw horsepower make it not just a luxury but a necessity -- and one way the personal computer trumps the phone.
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Some users may not realize what they say on a social media site -- whether it be at home or work, on a company computer or a personal computer -- can be grounds for firing.
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The idea is that the personal computer isn't personal enough.
You can work on it again from your office computer, personal tablet or mobile phone.
The two companies are pushing for a new class of machines that combine the power of a personal computer and the portability of a personal digital assistant.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak formed Apple Computer in 1976 to sell the Apple I personal computer kit.
The computer maker grabbed 6% of the U.S. personal computer market in the first quarter, according to IDC, up from 4.9% the year before.
Roger Kay, a computer analyst at market research firm IDC, estimates flat to slightly higher revenue for the total U.S. personal computer market this year.
So why does the personal computer still have such a lock on our imaginations?
Yet, we continue to treat the personal computer as a kind of magnificent novelty.
And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them.
The personal computer revolution was delivered by two midpoint boomers, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
Microsoft used to have this kind of clout in the glory days of the personal computer.
The day I got my personal computer, my life as a design engineer was forever changed.
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Sixty years later, the resemblance between a memex and a personal computer is clear.
The personal computer took America by surprise, and then by storm, in the late 1970s.
Consider this: the modern smartphone is a personal computer in every sense of the word.
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Fifty-five years ago, my father took a vow to die for his personal computer.
The PC power supply is probably the most failure-prone item in a personal computer.
A.D. cop Lorna Cole (Rene Russo), he notices that her personal computer contains Three Stooges software.
The medium of personal computer screens would be lower on the list, she said.
In 2004, personal computer industry pioneer IBM decided to exit the PC business.
Michael Dell began his company by doing nothing more than assembling IBM personal computer knockoffs.
That likely meant adopting a more modular approach to development--something the personal computer industry had honed.
The chip maker reported late Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell on weak personal computer demand.
The 29 new personal computer processors detailed this week will deliver some long-expected graphics oomph.
Lenovo, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, has unveiled a third straight quarterly profit.
Traditionalists looked in vain for the kleroterion, however: a personal computer drew the sample instead.
The first time I saw a personal computer was in 1976, the year of the Apple I.
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