Might have been a tie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible says that Columbia came up
with an IBM clone in early 1982.
Steve Weyhrich in his Apple history timeline puts the Franklin 100 (1000?)
in March 1982.
http://apple2history.org/history/appy/ahb3.html
Brian
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From: "Witchy" <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
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Subject: RE: Who was first?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> > [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Vintage Computer
> > Festival
> > Sent: 24 January 2004 19:47
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> > Subject: Re: Who was first?
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> >
> > On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, Curt vendel wrote:
> >
> > > I had always thought Lazer was the first Apple Clone??? We
> > used to have
> > > more of those then real Apple ]['s in college back in 84-88
> >
> > Franklin, I believe, came out with the "first" (as far as is known)
Apple
> > ][ clone.
>
> Aye, and they were the first to get sued by Apple for doing so :)
>
> w
>
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