On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 1:11 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> About eight years later, I bought a TRS80 for $398. Yes, you could buy > it without the video monitor and cassette recorder. > If I had a little more spending money, I might have gotten a PET, instead, > or, not much later, but more money, an Apple2. > > Those were absolutely not the first home computer, either. But I consider > them TIED with each other as to which was first of that group. (do you > count announcement, production, going on sale, or being able to walk into > a store and buy one without pre-order?) > > -- > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com I'm sure specific dates are out there, but as far as generally, the Apple ][ and PET were available for actual purchase prior to the TRS-80, and between the Apple ][ and the PET, I believe the former shipped first. Sellam
