12 August 1981 August 11, 2012 Author: Staff The personal computer is released by IBM Famous Words of Inspiration..."A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right." Thomas Paine — Click here for more from Thomas Paine Related posts: 14 February 1981 30 March 1981 17 July 1981 12 August 1985 Categories: History Tags: 12 August, 1981