In symbolic logic, it is used to represent or.. = The equals sign. This is one of several symbols that can be used to mean equals or equivalence. Some fields of math make a distinction between equal and equivalent, and use different symbols for each.
Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 Computer, deserves credit as the inventor of the personal computer, Cerruzi asserts. Although calling Roberts the inventor makes sense only in the context of all that came before him . . . he does deserve the credit.. C'mon IBM, have a heart.
Interview: Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer If any one person can be said to have set off the personal computer revolution, it might be Steve Wozniak. He designed the machine that crystallized what a desktop computer was: the Apple II. Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer in 1976. Between Wozniak's technical ability and Jobs's mesmerizing energy, they were a powerful team. Woz first showed off his home-built computer, the Apple I, at Silicon Valley's Homebrew Computer Club in 1976.