home computer

class of microcomputers of the 1980s, designed for private use at home; first type of computer ever which gained broad popularity amongst consumers, was replaced in the 1990s by personal computers with MS-DOS and later Microsoft Windows
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home computer

Summary

home computer is a product category[1]. It draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #33 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • home computer's instance of is recorded as product category[3].
  • home computer is a type of microcomputer[4].
  • home computer is a type of electronic device[5].
  • home computer is used for entertainment[6].
  • home computer is used for education[7].
  • home computer is used for video game[8].
  • home computer's Commons category is recorded as Home computers[9].
  • home computer's said to be the same as is recorded as home computer[10].
  • home computer comprises central processing unit[11].
  • home computer comprises random-access memory[12].
  • home computer comprises read-only memory[13].
  • home computer comprises computer keyboard[14].
  • home computer comprises TV-out[15].
  • home computer comprises composite video[16].
  • home computer comprises Q42979[17].
  • home computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Home computers[18].
  • home computer's topic has template is recorded as Q22838261[19].
  • home computer's used by is recorded as consumer[20].
  • home computer's used by is recorded as nerd[21].
  • home computer's used by is recorded as teenager[22].
  • home computer's has characteristic is recorded as affordability[23].
  • home computer's has characteristic is recorded as usability[24].
  • home computer's has characteristic is recorded as modularity[25].
  • home computer's different from is recorded as personal computer[26].
  • home computer's uses is recorded as Q42979[27].

Body

Definition and Type

home computer's instance of is recorded as product category[3]. Recorded subclass of include microcomputer[4] and electronic device[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include entertainment[6], education[7], and video game[8]. Components include central processing unit[11], a processor type[28]; random-access memory[12], a type of computer memory or storage[29]; read-only memory[13], a product category[30]; computer keyboard[14]; TV-out[15]; and composite video[16], a broadcast television system[31]. Recorded used by include consumer[20], nerd[21], and teenager[22].

Why It Matters

home computer draws 361 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #33 of 193).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ~2026-29150-24 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Home computers
    Aliases
    Model item Commodore 64
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q63981612]]"
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