Altair 8800

Yet, in 1975, Bill Gates and Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, saw the potential to turn a hobbyist's toy into something more. They sold the first software language program, called BASIC, for the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) Altair 8800, the first "personal computer." BASIC, and the many software programs that followed from Microsoft developers and partners, helped spark a technology revolution that has transformed how we do business, how we live, and how we learn. At Microsoft

developed by IBM. 1968 : The system of keyboard, keypad, mouse, and windows is presented by Douglas Engelbart. 1969 : ARPA-Net, the ancestor of the Internet, is created by the U.S. Department of Defense. Memory chips gain in capacity. 1975 : The Altair 8800, the first personal computer designed by Ed Roberts, is a huge success and costs only $397. The first PC is sold in kit form. 1976 : Apple Computer is started by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniac. 1977 : Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen

developed by IBM. 1968 : The system of keyboard, keypad, mouse, and windows is presented by Douglas Engelbart. 1969 : ARPA-Net, the ancestor of the Internet, is created by the U.S. Department of Defense. Memory chips gain in capacity. 1975 : The Altair 8800, the first personal computer designed by Ed Roberts, is a huge success and costs only $397. The first PC is sold in kit form. 1976 : Apple Computer is started by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniac. 1977 : Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen

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