Personal computer
People tagged with Personal computer.
11 profiles
Technology
Steve Wozniak
Engineer who designed the Apple I and Apple II and co-founded Apple
Born 1950
Technology
Michael Dell
Founder and CEO of Dell Technologies who started selling PCs from his college dorm
Born 1965
Technology
Bob Frankston
Programmer who co-created VisiCalc, the first PC spreadsheet
Born 1949
Technology
Adam Osborne
Pioneer of the portable computer with the Osborne 1
1939 – 2003
Technology
Lee Felsenstein
Engineer who designed the Osborne 1 and moderated the Homebrew Computer Club
Born 1945
Technology
Wesley A. Clark
Engineer who designed the LINC, an early personal computer
1927 – 2016
Technology
Dan Bricklin
Co-creator of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program
Born 1951
Gary Kildall
Creator of CP/M, the first popular microcomputer operating system
1942 – 1994
Technology
Ed Roberts
Creator of the Altair 8800, which sparked the personal-computer revolution
1941 – 2010
Science
Charles P. Thacker
Engineer who designed the Xerox Alto, the first modern personal computer
1943 – 2017
Science
Butler Lampson
Xerox PARC engineer behind the personal computer and many networking ideas
Born 1943