the altair 8800 was the first practical and affordable home computer.
what was the first practical and affordable home computer?
the altair 8800
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in early 1980, tomczyk joined commodore as marketing strategist and assistant to the president (commodore founder jack tramiel). when tramiel announced that he wanted to develop a low cost affordable home computer "for the masses, not the classes," tomczyk embraced the concept and aggressively championed the new computer. the concept for the new computer was born at a commodore management conference at the fox and hounds estate outside london, england, the first week in april 1980. despite his status as the newest member of the management team, tomczyk vigorously championed the home computer and on his return to santa clara, california, he wrote a 30-page single spaced memo to tramiel, detailing specifications, pricing, features and design innovations that he thought should be included. tramiel was impressed and put tomczyk in charge of guiding the development and market development of the new computer.*
michael tomczyk