Personal Computers before PC

Olivetti Programma 101 -1967.

Programming directly on the keyboard, programs was recorded on magnetic cards. A program library including trigonometric functions, surveying, statistics, mortgage plans etc was available. Price in Sweden was 21.000 SEK.

Technical data: Less than 1 kb program and data memory: room for 120 instructions and 6 registers, 30 digits each. The memory was a piano wire delay line.
No integrated circuits was used, only descrete transistors, diodes etc.
Output was presented on a fast, 30 column drum printer.

WANG 700 - 1969

Programming directly on the keyboard, programs was recorded on tape cassettes. Trigonometric and other functions on special keys. A program library including surveying, statistics, economy etc was available. Price in Sweden was SEK 34.000.

Technical data: 1 kb magnetic core memory:
Integrated circuits was used.
Numeric output was presented on two rows of NIXIE tubes. An IBM typewriter modified with solenoids was used as printer.