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Because the field of computers is so broad, this paper will focus mainly on personal computers. Although computers have been evolving for quite some time, they really didnt gain popularity until the introduction of the personal computer In 1977, Steve Jobs, co-founder of the Apple Computer Company, unveiled what is generally considered to be the first personal computer, the Apple II This computer was introduced on April 16, 1977, at the First West Coast Computer Faire, in San Francisco In 1981, the International Business Machines Company introduced the first IBM PC Unlike Apple, IBM used a policy of open architecture for their computer They bought all of their components from the lowest bidder, such as the 8086 and 8088 microprocessor chips, made by a Intel, a Hillsboro, Oregon company