why was the term personal computer created
Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 Computer, deserves credit as the inventor of the personal computer, Cerruzi asserts. Although calling Roberts the inventor makes sense only in the context of all that came before him . . . he does deserve the credit.. C'mon IBM, have a heart.
The first such desktop-size system specifically designed for personal use appeared in 1974; it was offered by Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS). The owners of the system were then encouraged by the editor of a popular technology magazine to create and sell a mail-order computer kit through the magazine.