To visit: Do you know the history of your microcomputer?

A general remark is in order: the development processes of personal and user-friendly computing, however, first took place independently and in opposite directions, before meeting.

Indeed, microcomputers emerged, in ways unforeseen for large corporations, from the 'DIY' of computer enthusiasts, primarily in a Californian counterculture context.

On the other hand, their graphical user interface was designed, also in California, initially in an academic environment and then in the research center of the firm Xerox PARC [Palo Alto Research Center] before having an impact commercial.