A home computer was a class of personal computer entering the
market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. They were
marketed to consumers as accessible personal computers, more
capable than video game consoles. These computers typically cost
much less than business, scientific or engineering-oriented
desktop personal computers of the time, and were generally less
powerful in terms of memory and expandability.However, a home
computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporary
business personal computers. Usually they were purchased for
education, game play, and personal productivity use such as word
processing. Advertisements for early home computers were rife
with possibilities for their use in the home, from cataloguing
recipes to personal finance to home automation, but these were
seldom realized in practice as they usually required the home
computer user to learn computer programming; a significant time
commitment many weren't willing to make. Still, for many the
home computer offered t