👉 Babe Computing refers to the pioneering work in the development of personal computers in the late 1960s and early 1970s, primarily led by Ed Roberts at the University of California, Berkeley. This project aimed to create a small, affordable, and user-friendly personal computer that could be used by individuals rather than just large institutions or corporations. The Babe Computer, often referred to as the Altair 8800, was one of the first commercially successful microcomputers. It featured a custom-built Intel 8080 processor, a simple graphical user interface (GUI) provided by the Altair BASIC programming language, and was designed to be accessible to hobbyists and enthusiasts. The success of Babe Computing sparked a wave of innovation, leading to the formation of companies like Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) and eventually laying the foundation for the personal computing revolution of the 1980s.
