The "FIRST PC" and personal timelines (Was: And what were the80s

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_netwiz.net>
Date: Fri Apr 23 13:06:29 1999

>>
>> It wasn't a money issue, they were functionally worthless to all but a
>> handfull of people due to lack of game software.
>
>
>Ah therein lies the standard. Lunar lander was not good software and
>nothing short being able to run simcity or Doom qualifies as a computer
>worthy of the moniker "personal computer"/

Visicalc sold more computers than the next five years of hardware and price
improvements.

Next to the power of the "software" your technological marvels are
insignificant. D. Vader (roughly)
Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 13:06:29 BST