Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable...

Home computers were a class of microcomputer that existed from 1977 to about 1995. During this time it made economic sense for manufacturers to make microcomputers...

has dominated the computer industry since. Mainframe and minicomputer games are a precursor to personal computer games. Home computer games became popular...

electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs, which enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks. The term computer system...

The Home Computing Initiative (HCI) was a UK Government program which allowed employers to provide personal computers, software and computer peripherals...

the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended...

A custom built or home-built computer is a computer assembled by its user and made of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, rather than purchased...

Featuring themes such as home computers and digital communication, the album has been seen as both a celebration of computer technology as well as a warning...

gave home users an additional reason to buy an Apple II: compatibility with the office, but Apple II market share remained behind home computers made...

quality. Waning interest in console games in favor of personal computers also played a role. Home video game revenue peaked at around $3.2 billion in 1983,...

The first home video game console was the Magnavox Odyssey, and the first arcade video games were Computer Space and Pong. After its home console conversions...

A home theater PC (HTPC) or media center computer is a convergent device that combines some or all the capabilities of a personal computer with a software...

This is a list of home computers, sorted alphanumerically, which lists all relevant details of their video hardware. Home computers are the second generation...

concept expanded to the hobbyist home computing community, focusing on hardware in the late 1970s (e.g. the Homebrew Computer Club) and on software (video...

The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the...

with personal computers. The term home computer has also been used, primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s. The advent of personal computers and the concurrent...

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer...

Sord Computer Corporation released the Sord M200 Smart Home Computer in Japan. Steve Wozniak (known as "Woz"), a regular visitor to Homebrew Computer Club...

volunteer computing, SETI@home sends the millions of chunks of data to be analyzed off-site by home computers, and then have those computers report the results...

The Interact Home Computer (also called The Interact Family Computer) is a 1978 American home computer made by Interact Electronics, Inc., of Ann Arbor...

Famicom (1983), Genesis/Mega Drive (1988); and home computers such as the TI-99/4 (1979), Atari 8-bit computers (1979), Commodore 64 (1982), MSX (1983), Amiga...

The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments in 1979 and 1981, respectively. Based on Texas Instruments's own TMS9900 microprocessor...

The HomeComputerMuseum is an interactive computer museum specialized in the history of the home computer. The museum is located in the city of Helmond...

A desktop computer, often abbreviated as desktop, is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed...

The RadioShack TRS-80 Color Computer, later marketed as the Tandy Color Computer, is a series of home computers developed and sold by Tandy Corporation...

brand of home computers sold in the 1980s by Tangerine Computer Systems. Tangerine was based in the United Kingdom and sold their computers primarily...

types of home computers or portable computers integrate all their functions onto a single printed circuit board. Unlike a desktop personal computer, single-board...

system of the era and became the de facto programming language for home computer systems that emerged in the late 1970s. These PCs almost always had...

Center, in 1982 it ventured into video game publishing for Japanese home computers such as the PC-8800 series, the X1 series, and the FM-7. Fukushima had...

microcomputers developed and manufactured by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project. Launched in December 1981, it...