On: Sixty years ago the modern computer was born in a lab in Manchester.

[fiaz]

The room-sized computer's ability to carry out different tasks - without having to be rebuilt - has led some to describe it as the "first modern PC".

Definitely a landmark achievement for humanity, but hardly a "personal computer".

[r7000 → fiaz]

This is for a lay-audience.

[jamesbritt → r7000]

How does using "PC" help the lay audience? Would simply using the word "computer" been confusing?

Now the lay audience goes away with false understanding. Who wins with that?