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title: The billionth computer
date: "2002-07-02T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1294
description: I share a report on the sale of the billionth personal computer, marking a major milestone in technology history and reflecting on the rapid adoption of computing as a global commodity since the 1970s.
keywords: [personal computers, computing history, industry milestones, market growth, hardware, digital revolution]
---

The [billionth computer](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2077000/2077986.stm).