The Amiga 1000 launch party also attracted artists and included the likes of Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, and musical group Blondie. It could run multiple tasks at once, and its superior graphics, sound, and video capabilities made it a favorite amongst graphic designers. The Amiga 1000 was the world's first multimedia computer. Apple's TV ad evoked George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 and positioned Macintosh as a savior from the market dominance IBM had established by selling more than 2 million of its PCs. Users could navigate by clicking through images with a mouse as opposed to the text-based commands used in earlier computers. The Macintosh is considered to be the first commercially successful computer to have a graphical user interface. Staffers in the president's home were given access to Hewlett-Packard's far more expensive HP 3000. Incidentally, 1978 was the year computers were first installed in the White House. Despite the company's hopes, the computer never achieved mainstream success. The IBM 5110 was designed to be an affordable machine to assist businesses with accounting and reporting. More: What are the worst companies to work for? New report analyzes employee reviews 1978 It is considered by many the first widely successful PC.

It was pre-assembled, rather than in a kit.

Notably, the Apple II provided the entire personal computer package. In 1977, the world was introduced to a personal computer that dramatically improved on the Apple I. It was replaced by the more user-friendly Apple II the following year. After Steve Jobs added a keyboard and display to its design, the Apple I was sold as a consumer product for $666.66. It was originally designed for computer hobbyists who could make use of its bare circuit board. The Apple I was the first product sold by Apple. A decade earlier, a computer with the same processing capacity would weigh about half a ton. Notable computer: IBM 5100 Portable ComputerĪt about 50 pounds, IBM's 5100 Portable Computer was hardly portable by today's standards.The product would only sell about 200 units and was discontinued before the end of the decade. The Scelbi was initially advertised in the back of an amateur radio magazine in 1974. With the introduction of the Wang 2200, Wang Laboratories successfully transitioned from calculator manufacturer to computer company. The original 3000 was generally considered a failure, but the company would go on to make 20 different versions of the 3000 through 1993. Hewlett-Packard's 3000 was the company's first foray into smaller business computers.

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