The first personal computer, the MITS Altair 8800, was released in 1975. It was not very user-friendly, as it had no keyboard, monitor, or storage device. It could only be controlled using a series of switches and lights on the front panel. However, it was a milestone in the development of personal computing.

The Altair 8800 was based on the Intel 8080 microprocessor. It had 4 kilobytes of memory, which was enough to run simple programs. It also had a built-in monitor that displayed text output.

The Altair 8800 was not very popular, as it was expensive and difficult to …