Tech Rumors/Legends?

From: Doug Salot <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
Date: Thu Jun 1 16:56:41 2000

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:

> At 01:33 PM 6/1/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Up for review:
> >1. "The person that designed the Mindset PC later designed
> >the Amiga." I realize that computers like the Amiga are not
> >designed by just one person, but does anyone know anything
> >about the people that helped design these computers?
>
> I believe that would be Jay Miner.

You're saying Jay Miner worked on the Mindset? Both the Mindset and the
Amiga were released in 1984, right? It seems unlikely that they were
designed by the same guy(s). I've never heard this particular bit of
folklore, though.

> My version goes that the Altair that was sent to Popular Electronics was
> the only prototype and it got lost in the mail when it was returned. MITS
> was forced to recreate large portions of the design from scratch and thus
> delayed first shipments.

Not to pick on you, Chuck, but what's the source for your version. The
only documented story I'm familiar with is in Stan Veit's book, but that
is second-hand.

Cheers,
Doug
Received on Thu Jun 01 2000 - 16:56:41 BST