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1. One of the best-selling computers of all time, it had 64 kilobytes of RAM.
2. This computer, later nicknamed "thin Mac," was the first to successfully feature a Graphic User Interface.
3. Unveiled in December of 1981, this computer was common in school computer labs across the UK.
4. Introduced on August 12, 1981, and running on PC DOS 1.0, it popularized the term PC.
5. Released in late 1983 and promptly discontinued in 1985, this largely unsuccessful computer, which used digital data pack drives, had an introductory price of $725.
6. Manufactured by Commodore International and released in 1987, this bestselling model, often used as a gaming machine, retailed for $1,295.
7. Belittled by some as the "Trash 80," this home computer was sold through Radio Shack in the late 1970s.
8. In 1983, one of these computer systems was offered free to every elementary and secondary school in California.
9. When released in 1981, this computer weighed over 23 pounds and cost over $1,795.
10. According to the American Computer Museum and the Computer History Museum, this was the world's first personal computer.
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