IT8 Mini-Project COMPUTER HISTORY Catherine Tomma Please pro i!e a "rie# !

!escription o# the #ollo$in% machines& '() *ltair 88++ The MITS *ltair 88++ $as a microcomp,ter !esi%ne! in '-./ "ase! on the Intel 8+8+ CPU( 0() I1M S2stem 34+ The I1M S2stem534+ $as a main#rame comp,ter s2stem #amil2 anno,nce! "2 I1M on *pril .6 '-476 an! !eli ere! "et$een '-4/ an! '-.8( 3() *pple I The ori%inal *pple Comp,ter6 also 8no$n retroacti el2 as the *pple I6 or *pple'6 is a personal comp,ter release! "2 the *pple Comp,ter Compan2 in '-.4( 7() *pple II series The *pple II series is a set o# 8-"it home comp,ters6 one o# the #irst hi%hl2 s,ccess#,l mass-pro!,ce! microcomp,ter pro!,cts6 !esi%ne! primaril2 "2 Ste e 9o:nia8( /() Commo!ore ;ic-0+ The ;IC-0+ is an 8-"it home comp,ter $hich $as sol! "2 Commo!ore 1,siness Machines( 4() Commo!ore 47 The Commo!ore 476 commonl2 calle! C476 C<47 =a#ter the %raphic lo%o on the case)6 occasionall2 C1M 47 =#or Commo!ore 1,siness Machines)6 or ;IC-476>/? is an 8-"it home comp,ter intro!,ce! in @an,ar2 '-80 "2 Commo!ore International( .() I1M PC5AT The I1M Personal Comp,ter AT6 o#ten shortene! to the I1M AT6 PC AT6 or simpl2 AT6 $as I1MBs s,ccessor to the ori%inal I1M PC6 #actor2 eC,ippe! $ith a har! !ri e( It $as release! as I1M Machine T2pe n,m"er /'4+ on March 86 '-836 an! essentiall2 the same as the ori%inal PC6 $ith onl2 incremental impro ements(

8() Macintosh =Ori%inal '08D) The Macintosh '08D6 release! initiall2 as simpl2 the E*pple MacintoshE =$itho,t the '088 !esi%nation)6 is the ori%inal *pple Macintosh personal comp,ter( -() Commo!ore *mi%a The *mi%a $as a #amil2 o# personal comp,ters sol! "2 Commo!ore in the '-8+s an! '--+s( '+() *pple Fisa

The Fisa $as a personal comp,ter !esi%ne! "2 *pple Comp,ter6 Inc( !,rin% the earl2 '-8+s( ''() AeroG P*RC s2stems

P*RC =Palo *lto Research Center Incorporate!)6 #ormerl2 AeroG P*RC6 is a research an! !e elopment compan2 in Palo *lto6 Cali#ornia6>'?>0?>3? $ith a !istin%,ishe! rep,tation #or its contri",tions to in#ormation technolo%2 an! har!$are s2stems( '7() UHI;*C

UHI;*C is the name o# a line o# electronic !i%ital store!-pro%ram comp,ters startin% $ith the pro!,cts o# the Ec8ert-Ma,chl2 Comp,ter Corporation(