On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 6:46 PM Jon Elson via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 3/8/23 14:31, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > THe LGP-30 was to arguably the first personal electronic (non analog) > > computer, my opinion, but it covers all of the bases as I see them. A > > relatively small stand alone real time general purpose electronic > computer > > that one person could operate. > > The Bendix G-15 also fits that description. > > Jon > > John, I have the manuals for both systems. I don't get the impression that the G-15 was sold as a "personal computer" in the same way as the Royal McBee LGP-23/30 were. The Bendix has an analog computing aspect as well so it's a different beast. I am sure people used them for some degree of personal computing, but I never read about them that way. Bill
