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1.1.1.1 is a free Domain Name System (DNS) service by the American company Cloudflare in partnership with APNIC. [ 7 ] [ needs update ] The service functions as a recursive name server , providing domain name resolution for any host on the Internet .
The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.
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 IBM PC compatible de facto standard. Released on August 12, 1981, it was created by a team of engineers and designers at International Business Machines (IBM), directed by William C. Lowe and ...
Apple Computer 1. The Apple Computer 1 ( Apple-1[ a] ), later known predominantly as the Apple I, [ b] is an 8-bit motherboard -only personal computer designed by Steve Wozniak [ 5][ 6] and released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. The company was initially formed to sell the Apple I – its first product – and would ...
The Kenbak-1 is considered by the Computer History Museum, [ 2] the Computer Museum of America [ 3] and the American Computer Museum [ 4] to be the world's first "personal computer", [ 5] invented by John Blankenbaker (born 1929) of Kenbak Corporation in 1970 and first sold in early 1971. [ 6] Less than 50 machines were ever built, using Bud ...
Personal computer. An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard ( mouse not shown) A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [ 1] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing ...
Tandy PC-8 Pocket Computer Tandy PC-6 with 8 KB memory expansion card installed and a compatible cassette interface. The Tandy Pocket Computer or TRS-80 Pocket Computer is a line of pocket computers sold by Tandy Corporation under the Tandy or Radio Shack TRS-80 brands.
A 2-in-1 laptop, also known as 2-in-1 PC, 2-in-1 tablet, [ 1] laplet, [ 2][ 3] tabtop, laptop tablet, or simply 2-in-1, is a portable computer that has features of both tablets and laptops . 2-in-1 PCs consist of portable computer components within light and thin chassis, and exemplify technological convergence.