On 5/24/24 11:49, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
The problem with this debate is that the definition of Personal Computer is totally fluid and can be written so that the writers opinion is fact.
Yes, the Bendix G-15 was said to be the first personal computer. It was as big as a refrigerator, and weighed a LOT more, and drew much more power. (300 vacuum tubes, 3000 Germanium diodes, drum memory.) but, one guy could program it and run it.
The LINC comes in a close second. Jon