On Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:03:12 -0800 (PST), we heard Mr. Ismail utter:
> The Nova will never be featured in the newspapers because it is not a
> socially significant computer.
Two words, one of which is not printable, but the lead-in is
"Bull".
The Nova was one of the early minicomputers which came to be used
by schools in the early '70s. The other one, and slightly earlier in
origin, was the PDP-8. The pdp11 post-dates these by some time.
The Nova was a seminal machine even if it was a "widened/en-
hanced" PDP-8. One of the founders of Apple, who lots of those
here hold in very high esteem, was captivated enough by the Nova
to keep a picture of one tacked to his bedroom wall. (Kids,
sheesh! :-) )
> In the great scheme of things, it is but one of many.
So are lots of things, including many of the machines manu-
factured in the last two decades. Like the TRS-80, the Apple II,
the Commodore <whatever>, the ubiquitous PeeCee, and, yes, even
the revered IMSAI.
> Drop the rant already.
Yes. Please do.
There's more to life than microprocessors and tiny boxes.
Of course, I may have been trolled here, but if that's the case
I'll learn to deal with it.
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