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Screen shots show computer's evolution

August 18, 2006 4:00 AM PDT

This month marked the 25th anniversary of the personal computer, as every schoolboy knows, so we totally understand if you've been feeling a tad nostalgic of late. And if you're in the mood to reminisce even more, take a gander at this page posted by Room 101, which features an impressive collection of screen shots documenting "The Evolution of Desktops," dating back to the Macintosh System 1 in January 1984.

Posted by Mike Yamamoto
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Indeed,

Bart B. Van Bockstaele 
Aug 18, 2006, 5:01 PM PDT

Better Timeline

tvleavitt 
Aug 18, 2006, 11:32 AM PDT

Ed Roberts

frankwick 
Aug 18, 2006, 7:35 AM PDT

Another one left out

yrrahxob 
Aug 18, 2006, 7:00 AM PDT

Hardly Complete - or Accurate

rstinnett 
Aug 18, 2006, 5:39 AM PDT

Left some out

ss_Whiplash 
Aug 18, 2006, 5:35 AM PDT

Reality

quig06107 
Aug 18, 2006, 5:29 AM PDT

Wrong Start Date for Personal Computer

stannich 
Aug 18, 2006, 4:57 AM PDT

Wrong Start Date for Personal Computer

stannich 
Aug 18, 2006, 4:56 AM PDT

 

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