What if,... early PCs (was: stepping machanism

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Apr 10 18:51:39 1999

<The IBM entry into the PC market was in mid-1981, I think, and the Model-3
<was rushed to get out ahead of it. The Apple-II exlposion wasn't quite
<underway yet, but the handwriting was on the wall.

No. By then the apple and trs80 were common as house flies. In fact in
1980 we used Apples and TRS80s running a similar program for forcasting
as they were in wide use around the shop. They were both in the market
in terms of volumes nearing a 500k system each if not more by 1980.

the PC wasn't an impact until 82 maybe 83. Memories and events seem to
get compressed or expanded. I's even say the PC was not a serious
contender till mid 83.

Allison
Received on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 18:51:39 BST