Wow! How truly interesting. Back then I guess one could call it a personal/micro-computer -Simon 1949. This was early digital age where mechanical devices ruled. Not my idea of a modern PC.
Nonetheless, the quiz gives more information than what is found in books on the subject. Happy computing - modern fashion! Murray 😊 On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 11:29 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Still valid? > Personal Computer Milestones - Fun page that attempts to answer the > question: "What was the first PC?" > http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 11:24 AM Tony Duell via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 5:10 AM Sellam Abraham via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > The opposite of > > > personal is multi-user. There is your dichotomy. It is either > personal, > > > or multiuser, and never the twain shall meet, and neither anything > > betwixt. > > > > By that definition the TRS-80 Color Computer is not a personal > > computer (it could run OS-9) > > > > Neither is the IBM 5150 'Personal Computer' as it could run Minix > > > > -tony > > >
