The MCM/70 was a Canadian invention though not certain it was a 'first' in the microcomputer world. Some say the Kenbak 1 was. The Altair 8800, as I argue, the first to reach a large audience. It demonstrated what was possible to non-computer people.
Happy computing, Murray :) On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > When my wife (now my ex-wife) told me during a move that my 2 PDP-8/E > racks were not going to the new apartment because there wasn't room for > her roll top desk and my computer. And told me "they go or you go with > them but they are not moving with us", I should have seen the signs and > gone with them. > > That would have saved me a bunch of money in the divorce AND I would > still have those beautiful PDP-8's. > > I'm still trying to recover from that one. > > On 5/23/2024 7:04 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > On Thu, 23 May 2024, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > >> I couldn't wait to show it to a female working in my section. She > >> dropped by my apartment, took one look at the thing sitting on my > >> kitchen table and burst out laughing. "That's not a computer; it's a > >> toy!" was her withering reaction. > >> I don't know if my male ego ever recovered from that. And I *hated* the > >> DRAM boards. > > > > Be very thankful that it was before you had more invested in the > > relationship. > > > > I almost failed to heed the warning (although FAR less personally > > humiliating), when a new interest thought that "Hitchhiker's guide To > > The Galaxy" was "stupid". > > > > > > -- > > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com > >
