> On Oct 23, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Fred Cisin <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > > ... >> Today 3 billion people are on the net > > Is that all? I've always thought of writing an SF story involving extensive > extra-terrestial presence on the net.
Neat idea. Go for it! >> but really made it possible for this extravagant number was the >> microcomputer created at around the same time – the Micral in France and >> 4004 processor machines in the U.S. > > How many people consider the Micral to be of that level of significance? That's mixing up apples and crates. A 4004 is a chip, and a very significant one. A Micral is a box with chips in it, similar to Altair or Imsai but not as well known. paul