History's Biggest Mistakes | Chapter 8: Personal Computing Nobody Would Ever Want A Computer At Home

History's Biggest Mistakes | Chapter 8: Personal Computing Nobody Would Ever Want A Computer At Home In 1977, a computer was not a personal object. What's covered: • World Before • Inventors • Critics • Why Skeptics Sounded Reasonable • Turning Point • How World Changed • Lesson Part of the series: History's Biggest Mistakes © 2026 Golden Lines. All rights reserved. PRODUCER: Golden Lines | CHANNEL: Stars Whispers For Sleep CONTACT: [email protected]

This Computer Did Things No Computer Should Do
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This Computer Did Things No Computer Should Do

The Two Bell Labs Programmers Who Accidentally Built the Modern World
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The Two Bell Labs Programmers Who Accidentally Built the Modern World

What If There Was No Internet? (Who'd Own It?)
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What If There Was No Internet? (Who'd Own It?)

Finally, a brand new game for the Apple Lisa!
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Finally, a brand new game for the Apple Lisa!

What Happened to Novell NetWare? Why the Networking King Disappeared
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What Happened to Novell NetWare? Why the Networking King Disappeared

The Rise and Fall of DEC, the Computer Giant That Beat IBM but Refused to Believe in PCs
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The Rise and Fall of DEC, the Computer Giant That Beat IBM but Refused to Believe in PCs

From ARMs to Brains - Prof. Steve Furber | TNMoC Talks
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From ARMs to Brains - Prof. Steve Furber | TNMoC Talks

Nobody Explained the Schrödinger Equation Like THIS!
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Nobody Explained the Schrödinger Equation Like THIS!

1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
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1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

The Story of C++: The World's Most Consequential Programming Language | The Official Story
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The Story of C++: The World's Most Consequential Programming Language | The Official Story

Turing Award Winner: TPU vs GPU vs CPU, Computer Architecture, RISC vs CISC | David Patterson
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Turing Award Winner: TPU vs GPU vs CPU, Computer Architecture, RISC vs CISC | David Patterson

How Broadcast Electronics Went From Spotmaster Legend to Forgotten Broadcast Brand
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How Broadcast Electronics Went From Spotmaster Legend to Forgotten Broadcast Brand

The Tragic Story of Philips: How the Company That Invented the CD Quietly Gave Up on Sound
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The Tragic Story of Philips: How the Company That Invented the CD Quietly Gave Up on Sound

Valve Accidentally Made the Best Desktop PC I’ve Ever Used
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Valve Accidentally Made the Best Desktop PC I’ve Ever Used

The history of the PC: From 8bit to 64bit and everything in-between.
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The history of the PC: From 8bit to 64bit and everything in-between.

Don't Hang Up On AI Scammers. Do THIS Instead.
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Don't Hang Up On AI Scammers. Do THIS Instead.

The Scariest Chart in Electrical Engineering
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The Scariest Chart in Electrical Engineering

CHOSEN ONE!! YOUR IDENTITY REVEAL JUST SHOOK THE INTERNET... AND THEIR MINDS
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CHOSEN ONE!! YOUR IDENTITY REVEAL JUST SHOOK THE INTERNET... AND THEIR MINDS

The Homeless Teenager Who Invented AI
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The Homeless Teenager Who Invented AI

What Happened to Simpson? | The Analog Meter That 5 Million American Technicians Trusted
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What Happened to Simpson? | The Analog Meter That 5 Million American Technicians Trusted