It is not so easy to pin down the year in which the history of the computer begins: Mechanical calculating machines already existed in the 17th century, the first loom controlled by punch cards appeared in 1805 - and in 1938 Konrad Zuse completed the legendary mechanically operated and programmable computer Z1.
On the other hand, it can be said more precisely when the first personal computers for private use came onto the market.
Visit https://oldcomputers.net/ for a well-maintained online museum of personal computers, starting with the 1970 Datapoint 2200 and ending with the 1993 Apple Newton.
More than 150 computers are listed here in words and pictures - with technical data, scanned sales brochures and numerous photos of the outside and inside.
There are exotics like the Sol-20 presented in 1976 with a violet case and an incredible 1024 bytes of internal memory (RAM), the Rockwell AIM 65 (presented in 1977), which looks like a cash register on steroids, or the IMSAI 8080, whose appearance is more reminiscent the registration of a Hammond organ is reminiscent.
Of course there are also numerous pictures and information on classics and legends such as the Commodore 64, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum or the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A.
That's not all: the site also has an extensive list of links to other historical computer resources, as well as a classifieds marketplace for buying or selling used treasures.
A beautiful journey into the past that is well worth reading!
Now our question:
Which home computer had the two-letter abbreviation for the term "quantum leap" in its name?
Please send your solution proposal to netzraetsel@faz.de.
The closing date for entries is March 23, 2022, 9 p.m.
The answer to last week's riddle was "Open mood / open tuning", the winner will be notified in writing.