I had friends who invested in IMSAI and KIM computers, which were 8080 based. I'd used those, and I was working on a research project that included some professional microcomputers, whose names have long escaped me, as well as some of the consumer-based products of the time, such as the Pet (6502) and the CompuColor (no recollection ). I can't even recall the make/model of my early Z-80; it might have been an Atari.
Around 1979 or so, I purchased a turn-key word processor for the home; I enjoyed having it because it also came with CP/M -- the precursur to what became PC-DOS/MS-DOS.
Years later, I purchased a "PC" for the family; as I recall that was a Compaq brand 486.
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Most of my IT career has, when focused on tech, been involved with computing that would be considered "large systems" -- rather than personal or small stuff.
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