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51Apple II series — The Apple II (often written as Apple ] [ or Apple //) was the first mass produced microcomputer product, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.). It was among the first home computers on the market, and became one of the most recognizable …
52History of computing hardware — Computing hardware is a platform for information processing (block diagram) The history of computing hardware is the record of the ongoing effort to make computer hardware faster, cheaper, and capable of storing more data. Computing hardware… …
53Role-playing video game — Part of a series on …
54Personal computer — This article is about personal computers in general. For computers generally referred to as PCs , see IBM PC compatible. For hardware components dealing with personal computers, see Personal computer hardware. Personal computer An illustration of …
55information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… …
56Electronic music — For electronic musical instruments, see Electronic musical instrument. For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). See also: List of electronic music genres and List of electronic music festivals Electronic music is music that… …
57History of operating systems — The history of computer operating systems recapitulates to a degree the recent history of computer hardware. Operating systems (OSes) provide a set of functions needed and used by most application programs on a computer, and the linkages needed… …
58History of Microsoft — Microsoft began using its current logo in Microsoft Windows splash screens with Windows 95. Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation. The history of Microsoft began on April 4, 1975, when it was founded by Bill Gates and Paul… …
59Gates, Bill — in full William Henry Gates III born Oct. 28, 1955, Seattle, Wash., U.S. U.S. computer programmer and businessman. As a teenager, he helped computerize his high school s payroll system and founded a company that sold traffic counting systems to… …
60Apple Inc. — ▪ American company Introduction formerly Apple Computer, Inc. American manufacturer of personal computers, computer peripherals, and computer software. It was the first successful personal computer company and the popularizer of the graphical… …
