> > > Instead, we need to look at the relative involvements of academia, guvmint, military, and industry (foreign and domestic). Like the development of the internet (I do not see an "invention" nor a definable creation date), there were several major forces that helped in their own self-serving ways to bring it about. > > > In terms of what brought about the creation of microcomputers, look particularly at where the impetus and funding came from for the 4004 and similar. > <snip>
I agree. We live in a world of simplified history. One good effect is that you can still buy/find truly historic items for study that have been ignored by the pop culture tech kitch e-zine top 10 ten list crowd scene. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net
