iamnemani

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Originally Posted by sirdir 

 

I'd say the difference between the altair and the Apple I is larger than the difference between the Apple I and the Apple II.

The altair had a few switches and a few leds, that's it. No keyboard, no screen.

Neither did the Apple I. Apple I was just a board. To make it a computer the user needed to add a case, a tv set, a keyboard, power supply etc. What made Apple I distinctive was the fact that you could connect it to a tv set instead of requiring a special monitor.

Edit/Update: Altair 8800 established many PC standards like the bus that was used and the programming language BASIC etc. I was responding to a post that said Woz was the 'inventor of PC'. I feel he is significant in its evolution, but can't be name the inventor. 

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Originally Posted by Durandal1707 





The guy who invented the freaking personal computer itself is far from a "moron."



What have you accomplished to compare to that?

Invented the PC is probably too much praise. There were many people involved in advancing various aspects of the PC. Primary designer of the first successful 'Apple PC' is the more correct description. A lot of the stuff they used in Apple II was commonly available, and there were other companies that were making stuff which was in the same ball park.