The very first personal computers - How many are left?

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Apr 11 17:04:44 2003

> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
> > A computer has an alphanumeric keyboard, and you do type out function
> > names, etc, like that.
>
> I'm SURE that you didn't mean to exclude a row of 8 toggle switches, nor a
> hex keypad (ala Kim-1)

No, of coruse I didn't :-). Very bad wording on my part. I think what I
meant to say was a 'calculator' has a key-per-function, a computer
generally doesn't.

-tony
Received on Fri Apr 11 2003 - 17:04:44 BST

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