personal computer
noun
: a general-purpose computer equipped with a microprocessor and designed to run especially commercial software (such as a word processor or Internet browser) for an individual user
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Prosecutors said Gallo installed software on his personal computer and the company’s internal network, giving him remote access to the plant’s computer system.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In 1976, Wozniak built out the first versions of Apple’s personal computers, and the following year, the company released the Apple II, one of the earliest personal computers available to the general public, which was met with huge commercial success.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 May 2024
At the time, IBM was looking to outsource help to create an operating system for its personal computer, per CNBC.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Then again, nobody would voluntarily install an icon of an angry drill sergeant on a personal computer.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In the wake of corporate shakeups and a sales slump, Apple welcomes Jobs back as interim CEO.
August 15, 1998 – The iMac, a streamlined personal computer, debuts.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Further Reading Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures
Of these clones, some of the most interesting emerged in Japan.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
Receives, configures, installs, and troubleshoots personal computer systems, printers, server applications, network switches, routers, and other electronic devices throughout Monroe County departments.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Laptops, any type of personal computers and tablets.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In 1976, Wozniak built out the first versions of Apple’s personal computers, and the following year, the company released the Apple II, one of the earliest personal computers available to the general public, which was met with huge commercial success.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 11 May 2024
At the time, IBM was looking to outsource help to create an operating system for its personal computer, per CNBC.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Then again, nobody would voluntarily install an icon of an angry drill sergeant on a personal computer.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In the wake of corporate shakeups and a sales slump, Apple welcomes Jobs back as interim CEO.
August 15, 1998 – The iMac, a streamlined personal computer, debuts.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Further Reading Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures
Of these clones, some of the most interesting emerged in Japan.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
Receives, configures, installs, and troubleshoots personal computer systems, printers, server applications, network switches, routers, and other electronic devices throughout Monroe County departments.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Laptops, any type of personal computers and tablets.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Personal computer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20computer. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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