> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
> Sent: 24 January 2004 23:00
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: Who was first?
>
>
> 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.
>
Here's another one:
http://webpages.charter.net/dperr/trivia.htm
It says the first compatible was the Columbia MPC in June 1982, but doesn't
say why the Compaq portable is well known while the Columbia MPC is a faded
memory. It also leads to a website wanting $20 for a complete timeline. I
think I'll just get a book out the library.
Ah,
http://www.piclist.com/techref/intel/8086.HTM
THAT explains it :) Compaq's was the first BIOS to be 100% IBM-PC
compatible.
cheers
--
Adrian/Witchy
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Received on Sat Jan 24 2004 - 17:39:44 GMT