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

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Fri Apr 23 17:57:16 1999

> Just a couple of stray thoughts. While a person could possibly have
> purchased a $300 computer in the 50's, why would they? What could they
> have done with it? The answer is almost nothing. The only people who
> might have been interested would have been ham radio or electronics
> hobbysists, and they would very likely have built there own. I don't
> even believe there was a viable used market for low cost computers in
> the 50's, they would all have been enormous mainframes.

Where is the difference to the 70s and 80s ?


Gruss
H.

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Der Kopf ist auch nur ein Auswuchs wie der kleine Zeh.
H.Achternbusch
Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 17:57:16 BST

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