The "FIRST PC" and personal timelines (Was: And what were the 80s

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Wed Apr 21 18:28:31 1999

On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

> The first computer that I bought was a TRS-80 (they were NOT called "Model
> 1" in those days). To ME, the "first PCs" were S100. But that stuff is
> all subjective!
>
> EVERYBODY has a certain point in time representing the first personal
> computer that they saw advertised that THEY seriously considered buying.
> (sometimes slightly preceeding the first one that they BOUGHT). THAT
> point in time is what they associate with "the FIRST PC".

Ok, you asked for it.

http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml

This should answer the question "What was the first personal computer?"
once and for all.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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