1 janv. 1975 - Release of the Altair 8800, the first commercial home computer

Description:

- First computer designed for the mass market and personal use, igniting a revolution in computing where computers were not just restricted to usage in science, data analysis, governments, corporations, etc.

- The Altair 8800's commercial success showed that there was interest and demand for home computers, encouraging other companies to invest resources towards computer development and research

- Led to the creation of Altair-BASIC, Microsoft's first product, a monumental step in Microsoft's history