# The First Computer Atlas: full catalogue
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## Key findings (computed from the catalogue)
- Standard memory in consumer computers doubled every 1.9 years on average (1975–today, log-linear fit over 63 dated machines).
- Clock speed doubled every 3.1 years on average.
- A 2025 flagship phone has about 33.6 million times the memory of the Altair 8800 (1975).

## Atlas totals (live)
- Entries: 0; countries: 0

## Computers
### Altair 8800 (1975)
- Maker: MITS; type: kit; CPU: Intel 8080 at 2 MHz; memory: 256 bytes; storage: None (toggle switches)
- Launch price: $439 (about $2,560 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- Programmed with front-panel switches. Microsoft's very first product was BASIC for the Altair.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/altair-8800

### Apple I (1976)
- Maker: Apple; type: kit; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1 MHz; memory: 4 KB; storage: Cassette (optional)
- Launch price: $666.66 (about $3,680 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- Hand-built by Steve Wozniak and sold as a bare circuit board for $666.66.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/apple-1

### Apple II (1977)
- Maker: Apple; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1 MHz; memory: 4 KB; storage: Cassette, later 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $1,298 (about $6,720 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet, turned it into a business machine in 1979.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/apple-ii

### Commodore PET 2001 (1977)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1 MHz; memory: 8 KB; storage: Built-in cassette
- Launch price: $795 (about $4,120 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe, schools
- An all-in-one with screen, keyboard and tape deck in one steel case.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/commodore-pet

### TRS-80 Model I (1977)
- Maker: Tandy / Radio Shack; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80 at 1.77 MHz; memory: 4 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: $599.95 (about $3,110 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, UK, Australia
- Sold in Radio Shack stores and affectionately nicknamed the "Trash-80".
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/trs-80

### Atari 800 (1979)
- Maker: Atari; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1.79 MHz; memory: 8 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $999 (about $4,320 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- Custom graphics chips gave it arcade-style games years before most rivals.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/atari-800

### TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) (1980)
- Maker: Tandy / Radio Shack; type: home; CPU: Motorola 6809 at 0.89 MHz; memory: 4 KB; storage: Cassette, ROM cartridges
- Launch price: $399 (about $1,520 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Canada, Australia
- Known to fans simply as the CoCo.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/tandy-color-computer

### Sinclair ZX80 (1980)
- Maker: Sinclair Research; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80 at 3.25 MHz; memory: 1 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: £99.95; popular in: UK
- Britain's first home computer under £100. The screen went blank every time you pressed a key.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/zx80

### Commodore VIC-20 (1981)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1.02 MHz; memory: 5 KB; storage: Cassette, cartridges
- Launch price: $299.95 (about $1,040 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- The first computer to sell a million units.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/vic-20

### Sinclair ZX81 (1981)
- Maker: Sinclair Research; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80 at 3.25 MHz; memory: 1 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: £69.95; popular in: UK, Europe
- Also sold as a £49.95 kit you soldered yourself. The 16 KB RAM pack wobbled if you breathed on it.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/zx81

### BBC Micro Model B (1981)
- Maker: Acorn; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 2 MHz; memory: 32 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: £335; popular in: UK, schools
- Made for the BBC Computer Literacy Project and found in almost every British school.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/bbc-micro

### IBM PC (5150) (1981)
- Maker: IBM; type: pc; CPU: Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz; memory: 16 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $1,565 (about $5,400 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide offices
- Its open design was copied by everyone. Today's Windows PCs are its direct descendants.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/ibm-pc-5150

### TI-99/4A (1981)
- Maker: Texas Instruments; type: home; CPU: TI TMS9900 at 3 MHz; memory: 16 KB; storage: Cassette, cartridges
- Launch price: $525 (about $1,810 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- A price war with Commodore pushed it below $100 before TI quit home computers in 1983.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/ti-99-4a

### NEC PC-9801 (1982)
- Maker: NEC; type: pc; CPU: NEC V30 / Intel 8086 at 5 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: 5.25" / 8" floppy
- Launch price: ¥298,000; popular in: Japan
- The PC-98 family dominated Japanese offices and homes until the late 1990s.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/nec-pc-9801

### Commodore 64 (1982)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: MOS 6510 at 1 MHz; memory: 64 KB; storage: Cassette (Datasette), 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $595 (about $1,930 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Worldwide
- Often listed as the best-selling single computer model of all time.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/commodore-64

### Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K (1982)
- Maker: Sinclair Research; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz; memory: 48 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: £175; popular in: UK, Spain, Eastern Europe
- Rubber keys, colour graphics and thousands of games, many written in teenagers' bedrooms.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/zx-spectrum

### Dragon 32 (1982)
- Maker: Dragon Data; type: home; CPU: Motorola 6809E at 0.89 MHz; memory: 32 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: £199.5; popular in: UK (made in Wales)
- Built in Wales and close cousin of the Tandy CoCo.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/dragon-32

### Timex Sinclair 1000 (1982)
- Maker: Timex; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80 at 3.25 MHz; memory: 2 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: $99.95 (about $320 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- The American version of the ZX81, sold for under $100.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/timex-sinclair-1000

### Pravetz 82 (1982)
- Maker: Pravetz; type: home; CPU: 6502 compatible at 1 MHz; memory: 48 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Bulgaria, Eastern Bloc schools
- A Bulgarian Apple II compatible used in schools across the Eastern Bloc.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pravetz-82

### Atari 800XL (1983)
- Maker: Atari; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502C at 1.79 MHz; memory: 64 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $299 (about $940 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe (Poland, Germany)
- Hugely popular in Poland, where it stayed in homes well into the 1990s.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/atari-800xl

### Apple IIe (1983)
- Maker: Apple; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502 at 1.02 MHz; memory: 64 KB; storage: 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $1,395 (about $4,390 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, schools
- The longest-lived Apple computer, sold from 1983 to 1993.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/apple-iie

### MSX computer (Sony, Philips, Yamaha, Sanyo…) (1983)
- Maker: Various (MSX standard); type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80A at 3.58 MHz; memory: 64 KB; storage: Cassette, cartridges, 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain, Arab world
- One standard, dozens of makers. Metal Gear started on the MSX2.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/msx

### Acorn Electron (1983)
- Maker: Acorn; type: home; CPU: MOS 6502A at 2 MHz; memory: 32 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: £199; popular in: UK
- A cheaper, smaller BBC Micro for the home. Elite ran on it too.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/acorn-electron

### Compaq Portable (1983)
- Maker: Compaq; type: laptop; CPU: Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $2,995 (about $9,430 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- A 28-pound "luggable" and one of the first fully IBM-compatible clones.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/compaq-portable

### Apple Macintosh (128K) (1984)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.83 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $2,495 (about $7,530 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- Launched with the famous "1984" Super Bowl advert. It brought the mouse and windows to the mainstream.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macintosh-128k

### Amstrad CPC 464 (1984)
- Maker: Amstrad (Schneider in Germany); type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80A at 4 MHz; memory: 64 KB; storage: Built-in cassette
- Launch price: £249; popular in: UK, France, Spain, Germany
- Came with its own monitor and a tape deck built into the keyboard.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amstrad-cpc-464

### Apple IIc (1984)
- Maker: Apple; type: home; CPU: 65C02 at 1.02 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: Built-in 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $1,295 (about $3,910 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- A compact Apple II with a carry handle.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/apple-iic

### Tandy 1000 (1984)
- Maker: Tandy / Radio Shack; type: pc; CPU: Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $1,200 (about $3,620 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- An IBM PC compatible with better sound and graphics, and a family favourite for games.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/tandy-1000

### Thomson MO5 (1984)
- Maker: Thomson; type: home; CPU: Motorola 6809E at 1 MHz; memory: 48 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: 2,390 francs; popular in: France
- Installed in French schools by the 1985 "Informatique pour tous" plan.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/thomson-mo5

### Commodore 128 (1985)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: MOS 8502 + Z80 at 2 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: Cassette, 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: $299.95 (about $870 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- Three computers in one: C128 mode, CP/M, and a full C64 mode.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/commodore-128

### Atari 520ST (1985)
- Maker: Atari; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 8 MHz; memory: 512 KB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $799 (about $2,330 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Europe, USA
- Built-in MIDI ports made the ST a fixture of music studios.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/atari-520st

### Amiga 1000 (1985)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.16 MHz; memory: 256 KB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $1,295 (about $3,780 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- Multitasking, stereo sound and colour graphics years ahead of PCs.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amiga-1000

### Toshiba T1100 (1985)
- Maker: Toshiba; type: laptop; CPU: Intel 80C88 at 4.77 MHz; memory: 256 KB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $1,899 (about $5,540 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Europe, USA
- Often called the first mass-market IBM-compatible laptop.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/toshiba-t1100

### Amstrad PCW 8256 (1985)
- Maker: Amstrad; type: home; CPU: Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz; memory: 256 KB; storage: 3" floppy
- Launch price: £399; popular in: UK, Europe
- A word processor with printer included, green screen and 3-inch discs.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amstrad-pcw

### Apple Macintosh Plus (1986)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.83 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $2,599 (about $7,440 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- Sold for almost five years, longer than any other compact Mac.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macintosh-plus

### Amstrad PC1512 (1986)
- Maker: Amstrad; type: pc; CPU: Intel 8086 at 8 MHz; memory: 512 KB; storage: 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: £399; popular in: UK, Spain, Germany, Europe
- Put an IBM-compatible PC in European homes for the price of a home computer.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amstrad-pc1512

### Atari 1040ST (1986)
- Maker: Atari; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 8 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $999 (about $2,860 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Europe (Germany), USA
- One of the first home computers with a full megabyte of memory.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/atari-1040st

### Amiga 500 (1987)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.09 MHz; memory: 512 KB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $699 (about $1,930 in 2024 dollars); popular in: UK, Germany, Scandinavia, Italy
- The bedroom machine of the late 1980s: Lemmings, Sensible Soccer and the demo scene.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amiga-500

### Apple Macintosh SE (1987)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.83 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy / 20 MB hard disk
- Launch price: $2,900 (about $8,010 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- The first compact Mac with room for an internal hard disk.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macintosh-se

### Sharp X68000 (1987)
- Maker: Sharp; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 10 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 5.25" floppy
- Launch price: ¥369,000; popular in: Japan
- Famous for near arcade-perfect versions of Capcom and Konami games.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/sharp-x68000

### A 286 PC with MS-DOS (1985–1990)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel 80286 at 12 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 20 MB hard disk, floppy
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. Games ran in DOS and you learned to type cd and dir.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-286

### NeXT Computer (1988)
- Maker: NeXT; type: workstation; CPU: Motorola 68030 at 25 MHz; memory: 8 MB; storage: Magneto-optical disk
- Launch price: $6,500 (about $17,240 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, universities
- Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first web browser and web server on one.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/next-computer

### ZX Spectrum clone (Pentagon, Didaktik, Scorpion…) (1985–1995)
- Maker: Various; type: home; CPU: Z80 compatible at 3.5 MHz; memory: 128 KB; storage: Cassette
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Russia, Ukraine, Czechia, Slovakia, Eastern Europe
- Built by factories and hobbyists across the Eastern Bloc, often from kits.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/zx-spectrum-clone

### Acorn Archimedes A3000 (1989)
- Maker: Acorn; type: home; CPU: ARM2 at 8 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: £649; popular in: UK, schools
- Ran on Acorn's own ARM chip, the ancestor of the processor in almost every phone today.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/acorn-archimedes

### Apple Macintosh Classic (1990)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: Motorola 68000 at 8 MHz; memory: 1 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: $999 (about $2,400 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, Europe
- The first Mac to sell for under $1,000.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macintosh-classic

### Apple Macintosh LC (1990)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: Motorola 68020 at 16 MHz; memory: 2 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy, 40 MB hard disk
- Launch price: $2,400 (about $5,760 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, schools
- The "pizza box" colour Mac that filled American classrooms.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macintosh-lc

### A 386 PC with Windows 3.0 (1988–1993)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel 80386 at 25 MHz; memory: 4 MB; storage: 40 MB hard disk, floppy
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. Windows 3.0 in 1990 made the PC point-and-click.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-386

### Subor learning machine (1991)
- Maker: Subor; type: home; CPU: 6502 compatible (Famicom clone) at 1.79 MHz; memory: 2 KB; storage: Cartridges
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: China
- A game console with a keyboard that millions of Chinese families bought as a first "computer".
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/subor-learning-machine

### Amiga 1200 (1992)
- Maker: Commodore; type: home; CPU: Motorola 68EC020 at 14 MHz; memory: 2 MB; storage: 3.5" floppy
- Launch price: £399; popular in: UK, Germany, Scandinavia
- The last big Amiga, with the AGA graphics chipset.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/amiga-1200

### IBM ThinkPad 700C (1992)
- Maker: IBM; type: laptop; CPU: Intel 486SLC at 25 MHz; memory: 4 MB; storage: 120 MB hard disk
- Launch price: $4,350 (about $9,730 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide business
- The first ThinkPad, with the red TrackPoint nub in the middle of the keyboard.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/thinkpad-700c

### A 486 PC with Windows 3.1 (1991–1995)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel 486 at 66 MHz; memory: 8 MB; storage: 340 MB hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. The era of Doom, Encarta and the first CD-ROM drives.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-486

### Packard Bell family PC (1990–2000)
- Maker: Packard Bell; type: pc; CPU: Intel 486 / Pentium at 100 MHz; memory: 8 MB; storage: Hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA, UK, Netherlands, Europe
- Typical specs shown. For a while the best-selling home PC brand in the US and much of Europe.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/packard-bell

### Gateway 2000 PC (1991–2000)
- Maker: Gateway; type: pc; CPU: Intel Pentium at 133 MHz; memory: 16 MB; storage: Hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA
- Typical specs shown. Shipped in cow-spotted boxes from South Dakota.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/gateway-2000

### A Pentium PC with Windows 95 (1995–1998)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Pentium at 133 MHz; memory: 16 MB; storage: 1 GB hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. The Start button arrived, and so did the dial-up modem.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-95

### Compaq Presario (1993–2013)
- Maker: Compaq; type: pc; CPU: Intel / AMD at 200 MHz; memory: 32 MB; storage: Hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA, Europe, Latin America
- Typical specs shown for a late-1990s model. Compaq was the world's biggest PC maker for much of the 1990s.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/compaq-presario

### Apple iMac G3 (1998)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: PowerPC G3 at 233 MHz; memory: 32 MB; storage: 4 GB hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: $1,299 (about $2,500 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- Translucent "Bondi Blue" plastic, USB ports and no floppy drive.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/imac-g3

### eMachines PC (1998–2008)
- Maker: eMachines; type: pc; CPU: Intel Celeron / AMD at 400 MHz; memory: 64 MB; storage: Hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA
- Typical specs shown. Made full PCs affordable at under $500.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/emachines

### A PC with Windows 98 (1998–2001)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Pentium II / III, AMD K6 at 400 MHz; memory: 64 MB; storage: 6 GB hard disk, CD-ROM
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. MSN Messenger, Winamp and 56k modems.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-98

### Apple iBook G3 (clamshell) (1999)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: PowerPC G3 at 300 MHz; memory: 32 MB; storage: 3.2 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,599 (about $3,010 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA
- A colourful clamshell with a handle, among the first laptops built for Wi-Fi (AirPort).
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/ibook-g3

### Dell Dimension (1997–2007)
- Maker: Dell; type: pc; CPU: Intel Pentium III / 4 at 800 MHz; memory: 128 MB; storage: Hard disk, CD/DVD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA, UK, Europe
- Typical specs shown. Sold direct by phone and web. "Dude, you're getting a Dell!"
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/dell-dimension

### Apple iMac G4 (lamp) (2002)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: PowerPC G4 at 700 MHz; memory: 128 MB; storage: 40 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,299 (about $2,270 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- The "desk lamp" iMac with a flat screen on a chrome arm.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/imac-g4

### A PC with Windows XP (2001–2007)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon at 2.4 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: 80 GB hard disk, DVD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. The green hill "Bliss" wallpaper and broadband arriving at home.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-xp

### HP Pavilion (1995–today)
- Maker: HP; type: pc; CPU: Intel / AMD at 2.8 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: Hard disk, DVD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown for a mid-2000s desktop. One of the longest-running home PC names.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/hp-pavilion

### Apple iMac G5 (2004)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: PowerPC G5 at 1.6 GHz; memory: 256 MB; storage: 80 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,299 (about $2,160 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- The whole computer hidden behind the screen.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/imac-g5

### Toshiba Satellite laptop (1992–2016)
- Maker: Toshiba; type: laptop; CPU: Intel / AMD at 1.6 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: Hard disk
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown for a mid-2000s model. For many families the first laptop in the house.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/toshiba-satellite

### Apple Mac mini (2005) (2005)
- Maker: Apple; type: mac; CPU: PowerPC G4 at 1.3 GHz; memory: 256 MB; storage: 40 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $499 (about $800 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- The cheapest Mac ever at launch. Bring your own keyboard and screen.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/mac-mini-2005

### Sony VAIO laptop (1996–2014)
- Maker: Sony; type: laptop; CPU: Intel at 1.6 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: Hard disk
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Japan, worldwide
- Typical specs shown for a mid-2000s model. Sony's stylish PC line, sold off in 2014.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/sony-vaio

### Apple MacBook (white, 2006) (2006)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core Duo at 1.8 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: 60 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,099 (about $1,710 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- The white polycarbonate MacBook, a student favourite.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macbook-2006

### Apple MacBook Pro (2006) (2006)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core Duo at 1.8 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: 80 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,999 (about $3,110 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- Apple's first Intel laptop.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macbook-pro-2006

### Asus Eee PC 701 (2007)
- Maker: Asus; type: netbook; CPU: Intel Celeron M (underclocked) at 630 MHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: 4 GB flash
- Launch price: $399 (about $600 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Worldwide
- A tiny, cheap laptop that started the netbook craze.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/eee-pc-701

### OLPC XO-1 (2007)
- Maker: One Laptop per Child; type: laptop; CPU: AMD Geode LX at 433 MHz; memory: 256 MB; storage: 1 GB flash
- Launch price: $199 (about $300 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Nepal, and more
- The green "$100 laptop". Uruguay gave one to every schoolchild.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/olpc-xo-1

### A PC with Windows Vista (2007–2009)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Core 2 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 at 2.2 GHz; memory: 2 GB; storage: 250 GB hard disk, DVD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. Glass-look windows and a lot of "Allow or deny?" pop-ups.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-vista

### Apple MacBook Air (2008) (2008)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo at 1.6 GHz; memory: 2 GB; storage: 80 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $1,799 (about $2,620 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- Unveiled by being pulled out of an office envelope.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macbook-air-2008

### Acer Aspire One netbook (2008)
- Maker: Acer; type: netbook; CPU: Intel Atom N270 at 1.6 GHz; memory: 512 MB; storage: 8 GB flash / 120 GB hard disk
- Launch price: $379 (about $550 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Europe, worldwide
- One of the best-selling netbooks of the netbook boom.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/acer-aspire-one

### Dell Inspiron laptop (2000s–today)
- Maker: Dell; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core at 2.2 GHz; memory: 4 GB; storage: Hard disk
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown for a 2010 model. Dell's everyday home laptop line.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/dell-inspiron-laptop

### Apple iPad (first generation) (2010)
- Maker: Apple; type: tablet; CPU: Apple A4 at 1 GHz; memory: 256 MB; storage: 16 GB flash
- Launch price: $499 (about $720 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- For a whole generation of kids, the first computer they ever used was a tablet.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/ipad-2010

### Apple MacBook Air 11" (2010) (2010)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo at 1.4 GHz; memory: 2 GB; storage: 64 GB flash
- Launch price: $999 (about $1,440 in 2024 dollars); popular in: USA, worldwide
- The first MacBook Air under $1,000, all solid-state.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macbook-air-2010

### A PC with Windows 7 (2009–2015)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Core i3/i5 or AMD at 3 GHz; memory: 4 GB; storage: 500 GB hard disk
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. Many people kept Windows 7 for a decade.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-7

### Lenovo ThinkPad (2005–today)
- Maker: Lenovo; type: laptop; CPU: Intel Core i5 at 2.6 GHz; memory: 4 GB; storage: 320 GB hard disk
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown for a 2012 model. Lenovo bought IBM's PC business in 2005.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/lenovo-thinkpad

### Raspberry Pi (Model B) (2012)
- Maker: Raspberry Pi Foundation; type: board; CPU: ARM11 (Broadcom BCM2835) at 700 MHz; memory: 256 MB; storage: SD card
- Launch price: $35 (about $50 in 2024 dollars); popular in: UK, worldwide
- A $35 computer made to get kids coding again.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/raspberry-pi

### A school Chromebook (2011–today)
- Maker: Various (Google ChromeOS); type: laptop; CPU: Intel Celeron / ARM at 1.6 GHz; memory: 4 GB; storage: 16–32 GB flash
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: USA, UK, worldwide schools
- Typical specs shown. Tens of millions of pupils got a Chromebook as their first computer.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/chromebook

### A PC with Windows 10 (2015–2021)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 at 3.5 GHz; memory: 8 GB; storage: 256 GB SSD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. SSDs made start-up times drop from minutes to seconds.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-10

### A gaming PC I built myself (any year)
- Maker: Self-built; type: pc; CPU: Your choice at 3.6 GHz; memory: 16 GB; storage: SSD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown for 2018. Picking parts is half the fun.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/gaming-pc-self-built

### Raspberry Pi 4 (2019)
- Maker: Raspberry Pi Ltd; type: board; CPU: ARM Cortex-A72 (4 cores) at 1.5 GHz; memory: 1 GB; storage: microSD card
- Launch price: $35 (about $40 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Worldwide
- Good enough to use as a desktop computer, for the price of a pizza night.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/raspberry-pi-4

### Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) (2020)
- Maker: Apple; type: laptop; CPU: Apple M1 (8 cores) at 3.2 GHz; memory: 8 GB; storage: 256 GB SSD
- Launch price: $999 (about $1,210 in 2024 dollars); popular in: Worldwide
- No fan at all, and faster than most laptops of its day.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/macbook-air-m1

### A PC or laptop with Windows 11 (2021–today)
- Maker: Generic PC; type: pc; CPU: Intel Core / AMD Ryzen at 4 GHz; memory: 16 GB; storage: 512 GB SSD
- Launch price: n/a; popular in: Worldwide
- Typical specs shown. The Start button moved to the middle.
- Page: https://computermultiverse.com/computer/pc-windows-11