The "FIRST PC" and personal timelines (Was: And what were the80s id AA20656; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:48:08 -0400

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Sun Apr 25 07:50:04 1999

I think what they don't realise is that computers at this point had
names, not numbers. 20 is probably quite close. I know there's a site
that catalogues them. I think at this point, the firts generation IBM 600's
hadn't been been built yet, although they have been in planning.

On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Allison J Parent wrote:

> <On other point: Do you have any idea how many computers there were in
> <1952? Or their cost?
>
> I do, do they? I think a number totaling under 20 would be about right.
> the volume of computers were about to increase around '52 but the next
> production step was the transistor machines.
>
>
> Allison
>
>

M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852

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