The Apple Computer Turns 30

The computer that's older than half the people at this site :)

Published on June 5, 2007 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

On this day, in 1977, The Apple II, considered to be the first real personal computer, went on sale. With its integrated keyboard, built-in BASIC programming language, color monitor and sound card, it set the standard for what people would expect from a PC in the years to come. The machine, after officially kicking off the PC craze, went on to dominate the education industry, filling classrooms nation-wide with systems. A lot of people cut their teeth on an Apple II running LOGO, or playing Oregon Trail.

When did you get your first home PC? Was it an Apple?

Comments (Page 2)

Jafo

on Jun 06, 2007

Punch cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fortran here....[not my own, obviously] round about '69 or '70.

First 'PC' was a CBM64 20-odd years later....

Jafo hums the tune to 'Commando'....

KarmaGirl

on Jun 06, 2007

We had a Vic-20. After that, we had an Apple II close called a "Franklin". They went out of business after Apple sued them into oblivion.

seldomseen

on Jun 06, 2007

When did you get your first home PC? Was it an Apple?

decades ago. A well-used School-District throwaway, Apple 2e with three floppies & two other drives, all external. Had to do a lot of DOS fumbling to run it.

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