Every computer in the atlas
86 computers people started on, from 1975 kits to today's laptops. Not listed? Pick "Something else" when you add yours.
The 1970s
The 1980s
Sinclair ZX80Sinclair Research · 1980TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo)Tandy / Radio Shack · 1980BBC Micro Model BAcorn · 1981Commodore VIC-20Commodore · 1981IBM PC (5150)IBM · 1981Sinclair ZX81Sinclair Research · 1981TI-99/4ATexas Instruments · 1981Commodore 64Commodore · 1982Dragon 32Dragon Data · 1982NEC PC-9801NEC · 1982Pravetz 82Pravetz · 1982Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48KSinclair Research · 1982Timex Sinclair 1000Timex · 1982Acorn ElectronAcorn · 1983Apple IIeApple · 1983Atari 800XLAtari · 1983Compaq PortableCompaq · 1983MSX computer (Sony, Philips, Yamaha, Sanyo…)Various (MSX standard) · 1983Amstrad CPC 464Amstrad (Schneider in Germany) · 1984Apple IIcApple · 1984Apple Macintosh (128K)Apple · 1984Tandy 1000Tandy / Radio Shack · 1984Thomson MO5Thomson · 1984Amiga 1000Commodore · 1985Amstrad PCW 8256Amstrad · 1985Atari 520STAtari · 1985Commodore 128Commodore · 1985Toshiba T1100Toshiba · 1985Amstrad PC1512Amstrad · 1986Apple Macintosh PlusApple · 1986Atari 1040STAtari · 1986A 286 PC with MS-DOSGeneric PC · 1985–1990Amiga 500Commodore · 1987Apple Macintosh SEApple · 1987Sharp X68000Sharp · 1987NeXT ComputerNeXT · 1988ZX Spectrum clone (Pentagon, Didaktik, Scorpion…)Various · 1985–1995Acorn Archimedes A3000Acorn · 1989
The 1990s
A 386 PC with Windows 3.0Generic PC · 1988–1993Apple Macintosh ClassicApple · 1990Apple Macintosh LCApple · 1990Subor learning machineSubor · 1991Amiga 1200Commodore · 1992IBM ThinkPad 700CIBM · 1992A 486 PC with Windows 3.1Generic PC · 1991–1995Packard Bell family PCPackard Bell · 1990–2000A Pentium PC with Windows 95Generic PC · 1995–1998Gateway 2000 PCGateway · 1991–2000Compaq PresarioCompaq · 1993–2013Apple iMac G3Apple · 1998A PC with Windows 98Generic PC · 1998–2001Apple iBook G3 (clamshell)Apple · 1999eMachines PCeMachines · 1998–2008
The 2000s
Dell DimensionDell · 1997–2007Apple iMac G4 (lamp)Apple · 2002A PC with Windows XPGeneric PC · 2001–2007Apple iMac G5Apple · 2004HP PavilionHP · 1995–todayApple Mac mini (2005)Apple · 2005Sony VAIO laptopSony · 1996–2014Toshiba Satellite laptopToshiba · 1992–2016Apple MacBook (white, 2006)Apple · 2006Apple MacBook Pro (2006)Apple · 2006Asus Eee PC 701Asus · 2007OLPC XO-1One Laptop per Child · 2007A PC with Windows VistaGeneric PC · 2007–2009Acer Aspire One netbookAcer · 2008Apple MacBook Air (2008)Apple · 2008
The 2010s
Apple iPad (first generation)Apple · 2010Apple MacBook Air 11" (2010)Apple · 2010Dell Inspiron laptopDell · 2000s–todayA PC with Windows 7Generic PC · 2009–2015Lenovo ThinkPadLenovo · 2005–todayRaspberry Pi (Model B)Raspberry Pi Foundation · 2012A school ChromebookVarious (Google ChromeOS) · 2011–todayA PC with Windows 10Generic PC · 2015–2021A gaming PC I built myselfSelf-built · any yearRaspberry Pi 4Raspberry Pi Ltd · 2019