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

From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
Date: Sat Apr 24 10:20:40 1999

On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:
>Naaah, you would have bought a Sax or Trumpet. Or maybe a really cool
>Indian Motorcycle. Or chopped and channelled an old model B Ford and put in
>a 59A block with a 3/4 cam and dual carbs. A computer ? Only some weird
>ultra straight with social problems would be interested and dedicated enough
>to go that route.

Speaking of which, wasn't the Zuse built on a kitchen table in the
mid-30's? Wouldn't that make _it_ the first personal computer?

--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
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