These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business, scientific or engineering-oriented computers of the time such as those running CP/M or the IBM PC, and were generally less powerful in terms of memory and expandability. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user. Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. ![]() ![]() The computers Byte retrospectively called the "1977 Trinity" (L-R): Commodore PET 2001-8, Apple II, TRS-80 Model I.
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