On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Jim Strickland wrote:
> > No, I was referring to your comment of the TRS-80 M1 being the "first
> > personal computer". We won't argue about the definition of "personal
> > computer", but for the sake of this discussion, the Apple ][ and Commodore
> > PET were both introduced in April 1977 at the first West Coast Computer
> > Faire. The TRS-80 M1 was introduced in August of 1977.
>
> Really? I stand corrected then. I always assumed the TRS-80 came out before
> the A2 and the PET. And I should have specified first commercially sold
> ready-to-use personal computer. And I might have been wrong even with that.
Yes, you would have, as the Apple ][ and PET match that description as
well. Even the Sol-20.
Check this excellent timeline out for updating your microcomputer history
knowledge:
http://www1.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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