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nOnnthis date in 1977, the first highly successful “personal computer”n(a microcomputer meant for a home) went on sale for the first time:nthe Apple II. Incredibly expensive, large in physical size, and smallnin memory size and computing power, compared to computers these days,nthe Apple II was still AMAZING at the time!
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nIt was a computer that didn’t cost ten thousand dollars and that didn’t fill a room. A computer that just an average person couldnafford and house and learn to use.
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(Annaverage person like me! I loved my Apple II, and later my Apple II-GSnand Apple IIe!)
(Annaverage person like me! I loved my Apple II, and later my Apple II-GSnand Apple IIe!)n
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Therenwas a ton of excitement, at the time, with all sorts of new kinds ofnproducts available to home computer users for the first time. Wenmarveled at the concept of word processors, spreadsheets, spellncheckers, and publishing programs. We were excited to be able to ownnpaint programs and graphics tablets. We learned BASIC and othernprogramming languages, and we had massive numbers of “floppy disks”n(I used 5-1/4-inch disks for years, and finally switched ton3-1/2-inch disks. Now, of course, we use CDs and DVDs.)
Therenwas a ton of excitement, at the time, with all sorts of new kinds ofnproducts available to home computer users for the first time. Wenmarveled at the concept of word processors, spreadsheets, spellncheckers, and publishing programs. We were excited to be able to ownnpaint programs and graphics tablets. We learned BASIC and othernprogramming languages, and we had massive numbers of “floppy disks”n(I used 5-1/4-inch disks for years, and finally switched ton3-1/2-inch disks. Now, of course, we use CDs and DVDs.)n
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nExplore some more…
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nLearnnsome BASIC programming here.
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nFornmore on Apple computers, and computers in general, see this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nConstitution Day in Denmark
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nBirthday of the inventor of the hologram, Dennis Gabor
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