1975:
The IBM 5100
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The first computer to look like a modern
desktop
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QWERTY keyboard for typing
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Weighed around 22kg – equivalent to some
airlines’ checked-in bag allowance
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1977:
Apple II
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Among the first personal computers
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Consumer- friendly, ready-to-use system
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“Easily the most visionary of the early
personal computers” Time Magazine
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Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
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One if the first models to do colour graphics
and sound right out of the box
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1982:
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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Colour ‘high resolution’ graphics and sound
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Bauhaus-inspired – slim and cool
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Had distinctive rubber keys
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Advertised as being “Less than half the price
of its nearest competitor – and more powerful”
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1982:
Commodore 64
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Bestselling PC of all the time- selling 17m
worldwide
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Popularised home computing – claimed to be
‘priced for everybody’
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At 595 dollars – it was cheaper than rivals
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With 16 colours and ability to smoothly scroll
graphics it popularised video games
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1984:
Apple Macintosh
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The ‘computer that changed everything’ Apple
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Introduced’ folders that looked like folders
and a trash can for throwing thing away’
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A mouse-to ‘move things around on screen’ and
change the wat they looked’
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Most popular use was education/teaching
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1985:
Microsoft Windows 1.0
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Laid the foundation for the future of the PC
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said Windows
would provide “unprecedented power to users today and a foundation for
hardware and software advancements of the next few years”
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Used simple clicks of a mouse to work through
tasks on screens or ‘windows’
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1992:
Amiga 4000
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Had the archetypal 1990s PC look
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Ran six times faster than its Predecessor
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Allowed more than 262,000 colours to display
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1988:
Apple iMac
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Heralded a “new chapter for Apple and
computers”
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The ‘I’ in iMac stood for ‘internet’
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The first computer to ‘do away with floppy
disks’
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Popularised the USB port
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Distinctive style- translucent, egg-shaped
design
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Contained all the workings inside the screen
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2006:
Intel Core 2 processor
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Popularised processors with multiple cores
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Multi-core processors delivered power without
draining power consumption
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Intel “epitomises the multicore approach”
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Latest 4th generation Intel Core
processor offers as much as 11 hours movie playback
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2012:
Windows 8 OS
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Redesigned Windows OS to work with
touch-screens as well as keyboard and mouse
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Blended the tablet and desktop experience
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Brought apps to our desktop PCs – more than
140,000 apps in Window Store
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More than 200m licenses sold for Windows 8
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2013:
Lenovo IdeaCentre A530
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The desktop PC becomes the living room hub –
for work and play
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Blends the touchscreen tablet with the
traditional desktop PC
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Lie-flat design – tilt from -5 to 90 degrees
for perfect viewing angle
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23-inchscreen as sharp as your full-HD TV
(1920x1080p)
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Lets you know when you’re too close to the
screen
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Tap and swipe through on-screen apps like a
tablet
·
Power through work reports and spreadsheet
with Windows 8 and Office 365
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
Evolution of the Desktop
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