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Here is a good overview of early PCs - http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml I'd say the Altair was the first computer that an average person could purchase and use. It was a hobbiest machine, but at $600 it was more affordable than the IBM 5100 at $10,000 plus.

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