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Well, i would say Ed Roberts, and Bill Yates (the team behind the Altair 8800).

But then you could say it was Sir Clive Sinclair and Jack Tramiel who really brought the computer into the home.

Edit: Well, I say Jack Tramiel, but more like the MOS Technologies guys Jack aquired ;-)

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@Gulliver

He said personal computer.. I wouldn't call Suze's machines personal computers.

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Here is an early personnel computer.

If you actually meant "personnel" computer, i guess it might have been used for payroll, but that wasn't the question.

If you meant "personal" computer, I can't imagine many people bought one of these for their own personal use.