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The invention of the microprocessor was a revolution in computing, and it led to the development of home and personal computers. The early home computers included the MITS Altair 8800, the Apple I and II computers, the Commodore PET and 64 computers, the Atari 400 and 800 computers, the Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum, and the Apple Macintosh. The IBM personal computer was a paradigm shift in computing in that it placed computing power in the hands of millions of people. The previous paradigm was that an individual user had limited control over a computer, with the system administrators controlling the access privileges of the users.
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Intel was founded by Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore in 1968.
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Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975.
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O’Regan, G. (2018). Personal and Home Computers. In: The Innovation in Computing Companion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02619-6_46
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