In 1977 I decided to buy a computer. Microsoft and Apple were newly founded, the IBM PC was years away and there were no killer apps. It took over a year, but I had to have one and it changed my life.

John Blankenbaker's Kenbak-1 computer has been called 'the world's first commercially available personal computer', and a rare 1971 example is now being auctioned.

Ever heard of the KENBAK-1? Recognized as the first personal computer, created by John Blankenbaker and sold in 1971 in comparatively small numbers, it’s now a piece of history.

But when IBM stamped its name on its first personal computer 20 years ago this Sunday, the PC's place as a fixture of home and business life was all but assured.

One of only ten surviving Kenbak-1 personal computers from 1971 has sold at auction for €34,000 (US$36,500). Judged the "first commercially available personal computer" in 1987 by a panel at the ...

IBM’s First Personal Computer Was Released 34 Years Ago Today ... The IBM PC debuted on August 12, 1981, with prices starting at $1,565 ($4,100 adjusted for inflation).

The beige box that changed the world will celebrate its 20th birthday tonight. The icing on the cake should read: You weren't first, but your impact was revolutionary. The original IBM PC was ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the IBM 5150 PC, the company's first personal computer. Until 1981, IBM had mostly been focused on large-scale mainframe computing for businesses, but with ...

24/7 Wall Street identified the price of a specific computer representative of each year between 2016 and 1971 -- the year the first personal computer was released.

Considered by many to be the world’s first personal computer, the Kenbak-1 was an 8-bit machine with 256 bytes of memory, using TTL integrated circuits for the logic as there was no commercially ...