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#16 The Personal Computer Revolution
How did the PC revolution get started? (1975-1980)
In 1975, the Altair 8800 powered by the Intel 8080 ignited the personal computer revolution. In this episode, we discuss the pivotal forces that made computers accessible to normal people, and enabled the creation of companies like Microsoft and Apple. We discuss some of the major computers of the late 1970s and some of the important software products. We cover the period of 1975-1980.
This episode is not meant to be an exhaustive history, but instead a good general overview. We couldn’t cover every computer, software product, or important person in the PC revolution. But we hope we excited listeners to explore more.
Show Links
- Intel 8080
- MOS 6502
- Zilog Z80
- Altair 8800
- Atari 2600
- Microsoft BASIC
- CP/M
- Visicalc
- Apple I
- Apple II
- Commodore PET
- TRS-80
- IBM PC
- Bill Gates
- Paul Allen
- Gary Kildall
- Steve Wozniak
- Steve Jobs
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