Undergraduate thesis attempts to present history of personal computers. The work mainly explores the history of personal computers in the 1980s, which is placed in a wider historical context, from the first beginnings of computing to the present day. It begins with a general outline of the world's history of computers, presenting the key inventions and events that shaped the course of computer history. It continues with history of personal computers, which begins with definition of the term, continues with the overview of the history of personal computers, and concludes with the meaning and purpose of personal computers. This is followed by the Slovenian history of personal computers, which first clarifies the political situation, as a basis for understanding the phenomenon of smuggling computers from abroad into Yugoslavia. The history of computers in the wider area of Yugoslavia is then briefly described and followed by the history of computers in Slovenia. It begins with a presentation of computer culture, where the battles between "Spectrumaši" and "Commodorjevci" are described. Popular computers of foreign manufacturers, which could be found in Slovenia in the 1980s, are presented as well. These include Commodore, Sinclair and Atari computers. This is followed by a presentation of domestic computer manufacturers, of which Iskra Delta is certainly the most famous. Among it's famous products are also personal computers Iskra Delta Triglav and Iskra Delta Partner. After the ending of Yugoslavia, the progress of personal computers and other computer equipment from the 1990s to today is briefly presented. Dial-up Internet is described in this context as well. At the end, the results of the survey, which was carried out as part of the diploma thesis, are presented. As part of the survey entitled First personal computer, among other things, the purpose of purchase and the time to save for the first personal computer were investigated. Special attention was given to those who bought their first computer in the 1980s, as they were able to indicate which brand of computer they bought at that time.
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