AES 7100

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Sun Mar 21 12:19:06 1999

On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:

> Would stand to reason AES would be a Canadian company. Dorsey now heads
> Voice and Data Systems. A major player in packet technology. Sounds like a
> minor version of Corel's Cowpland. Yes Virginia ,Canada does have a computer
> aristochracy. I'm also wondering if there was any relationship to the MCM-90
> that alledgedly pressured IBM into producing the PC by cutting into their
> insurance company market.

Wow, someone else who's heard this information. But as I was told, it was
the MCM-70, which was a "portable" computer with integrated CRT, keyboard
and tape drive, and APL in ROM that got IBM worried about a competitor
muscling in on its business, so they answered with the 5100.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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