hyphen is later dropped). MOS Technology announces the MC6501 at US$20 and the MC6502 at US$25. At this point, the Intel 8080 costs about US$150. Bill Gates and Paul Allen sign a licensing agreement with MITS, for their implementation of the BASIC language. Bill Gates and Paul Allen ship 4K and 8K version of BASIC v2.0. Dick Heiser opens Arrow Head Computer Company, subtitled "The Computer Store", in Los Angeles, selling assembled Altairs, boards, peripherals, and magazines. This is the first retail computer store in the USA. 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak form the Apple Computer Company, on April Fool's Day. The Apple I computer board is sold in kit form, and delivered to stores by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Price: US$666.66. Paul Terrell orders 50 Apple computers from Steve Jobs, for his Byte Shop. 1981: IBM PC
At Xerox, John Ellenby proposes they build the Alto II, a modified Alto, making it easier to produce, more reliable, and more easily maintained. His request is approved. Bill Gates and Paul Allen sign a licensing agreement with MITS, for their implementation of the BASIC language. Bill Gates and Paul Allen ship 4K and 8K version of BASIC v2.0. Dick Heiser opens Arrow Head Computer Company, subtitled "The Computer Store", in Los Angeles, selling assembled Altairs, boards, peripherals, and magazines. This is the first retail computer store in the USA. Micom Data Systems ships its first product, the Micom 2000 word processing computer. (summer) IMSAI announces the IMSAI 8080 microcomputer. IBM's Entry Level Systems unit unveils "Project Mercury", the IBM 5100 Portable Computer. It is a briefcase-size minicomputer with BASIC, 16KB RAM, tape storage, and built- in 5-inch screen. Price: US$9000. Weight: 55 pounds. (Price over US$10,000 )
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