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Wayne Williams

We've got exclusive photos of the world's first desktop PCs - saved from the dumpster, 52-year old Q1 PC features Intel's first 8-bit CPU and a retropunk design

Q1 computer.

Just Clear, a house clearance company in the UK, recently stumbled upon two of the world's first-ever desktop computers.

Launched with Intel's 8008 processor in December 1972, the Q1 model was manufactured by the Q1 Corporation in the United States. With a design resembling a typewriter and a neon-orange plasma display, the Q1 marked a significant - if now mostly forgotten - milestone in computing history.

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