How the computer became personal
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The Linc, developed in 1961 by Wesley A. Clark at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory, is seen as the first forerunner of the personal computer, and was the inspiration for subsequent computers such as Ivan E. Sutherland's Sketchpad, Alan Kay's Dynabook, and the Altos, which were developed at Xerox with influence from Douglas Engelbart's research at S.R.I. In 1968, the term 'personal computer' made its first appearance in an ad for a Hewlett-Packard desktop calculator.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2001
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Microsoft's game plan: Xbox to go head to head with Sony
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Microsoft will introduce its Xbox video-game player in Oct. 2001, a machine capable of high-powered computing retailing for $300. The company is spending upwards of $500 million to enter the competitive consumer electronics marketplace. The Xbox will compete for market share against Sony Corp.'s newly-upgraded Playstation 2.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2000
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Comdex, the Computer Show, Canceled for Lack of Interest
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The computer and high technology industries seem to have outgrown their famous Las Vegas trade show. Comdex is cancelled for 2004.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
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