How the computer became personal

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The Linc, developed in 1961 by Wesley A. Clark at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory, is seen as the first forerunner of the personal computer, and was the inspiration for subsequent computers such as Ivan E. Sutherland's Sketchpad, Alan Kay's Dynabook, and the Altos, which were developed at Xerox with influence from Douglas Engelbart's research at S.R.I. In 1968, the term 'personal computer' made its first appearance in an ad for a Hewlett-Packard desktop calculator.

Analog & Hybrid Computers, Research, Xerox Corp., XRX, Microcomputers, Hewlett-Packard Co., HWP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, History of computing, Computer history, Kay, Alan (American federal government official), Engelbart, Douglas

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Microsoft's game plan: Xbox to go head to head with Sony

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Microsoft will introduce its Xbox video-game player in Oct. 2001, a machine capable of high-powered computing retailing for $300. The company is spending upwards of $500 million to enter the competitive consumer electronics marketplace. The Xbox will compete for market share against Sony Corp.'s newly-upgraded Playstation 2.

Japan, Product introduction, Personal & Home Computers, Competition (Economics), Economic aspects, Computer hardware, Product Announcement, Microsoft Corp., Market share, Computer games, Sony Corp., Video game industry, Video games industry, MSFT, SNE, Hardware product introduction

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Comdex, the Computer Show, Canceled for Lack of Interest

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The computer and high technology industries seem to have outgrown their famous Las Vegas trade show. Comdex is cancelled for 2004.

Marketing procedures, Management dynamics, Business services, not elsewhere classified, Services discontinued, Trade Shows & Conventions, Trade Show & Conference Management, Convention and Trade Show Organizers, Trade Show Management, Management, Microcomputer industry, Company business management, Trade shows, Comdex, Trade show, Trade show management services, Trade show management firms, Service discontinuation, MediaLive International Inc.

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