Posted 2/16/2024, 5:35:48 PM
Rare 1970s Desktop PCs That Pioneered Personal Computing Rediscovered
- House clearance company discovered two of the world's first desktop PCs from the 1970s
- The Q1 microcomputers used the Intel 8008 chip and are believed to be the first desktop PCs sold publicly
- Only three of these early PCs are known to exist, making this an important historical find
- The old PCs resemble typewriters and have all-in-one designs that became popular again later
- The rare computers are on display at a university until 2024 before likely being auctioned or sold privately