In the 1970s, home computers were a luxury, reserved for hobbyists and businesses. Machines like the Commodore PET, Apple II, and Tandy TRS-80 introduced people to computing, but they were expensive and had limited capabilities. Most came with small monochrome...

The floppy disk was one of the most important inventions in computing history, allowing users to store, share, and transfer data easily. Introduced in the 1970s, the first floppy disks were 8 inches wide and could hold just 80KB of data. As technology improved,...