The phrase 'start a computer' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are indicating that the computer is being turned on. Example: To complete the task, I had to start a computer and open the relevant software.
He stayed to start a computer company and never left.
And Erian, the company technician, says he wants to start a computer venture some day.
It is understandable why the brothers would choose to start a computer company.
Barrow had been a $95,000-a-year consultant at the technology office when she decided to start a computer company in 2000.
He wants to start a computer company after he graduates from college, and he dreams of being the next Bill Gates.
If he keeps coming, he will learn how to start a computer, type, surf the internet and be an active part of it – but that's a big if.
What followed over the next decade or so would be far-fetched in a soap opera, but he really did start a computer-components firm that was bought by one of the largest companies in America, co-found another even bigger electronics business, become a US citizen and sign George Best to play for the first professional sports team in Silicon Valley, the San Jose Earthquakes.
Griffith started a computer business in 2001, but state records show it was dissolved in 2005.
To pay his way, Brian worked after school at Service Merchandise, a department store, and started a computer repair business.
What was the company? A. My parents started a computer business back in the '60s and grew that into a nice little regional business.
At 15 while a sophomore at Ossining High School, he started a computer consulting business, charging clients $40 an hour, and by 16, he had saved about $60,000.
