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August 12

2 sourced moments from August 12 in history: Isaac Singer Patented the Sewing Machine That Reached Every Home (1851); and IBM launched its first personal computer (1981).

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2 things happened on August 12

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1981 Technology · Computing & AI

IBM launched its first personal computer

Big Blue's open-architecture machine didn't invent the PC — it made the PC the standard the whole industry copied.

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1851 Technology · Inventions

Isaac Singer Patented the Sewing Machine That Reached Every Home

On a single August day in 1851, a struggling actor turned mechanic patented the design that would stitch its way into homes worldwide.

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