Scenarios about 'personal computing'
The development and widespread adoption of computers designed for individual use, beginning primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. Personal computing revolutionized information access, business operations, and daily life by bringing computational power from institutional settings into homes and offices, fundamentally altering how people work, communicate, and entertain themselves in the modern era.
What If Apple Went Bankrupt in The 1990s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple failed to survive its 1990s crisis, dramatically altering the landscape of personal computing, smartphones, and digital media.
What If Bill Gates Never Founded Microsoft?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Bill Gates pursued a different path, radically altering the personal computing revolution, software industry development, and the technological landscape of the 21st century.
What If IBM Remained The Dominant Tech Company?
Exploring the alternate timeline where IBM maintained its technological supremacy through the PC revolution and beyond, reshaping the entire landscape of computing, business, and digital innovation.
What If Microsoft Lost The OS Wars?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Microsoft failed to dominate the personal computer operating system market, radically transforming the development of computing, software ecosystems, and the digital economy.
What If Steve Jobs Never Returned to Apple?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Steve Jobs never returned to Apple in 1997, potentially altering the course of personal computing, mobile technology, and digital entertainment in the 21st century.
What If The Information Economy Never Emerged?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the digital revolution stalled, and the information-based economy that defines our modern world never came to dominate global markets and society.