26 May
2024
26 May
'24
8:44 p.m.
On 2024-05-26 2:01 p.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 5/26/24 11:11, ben via cctalk wrote:
You can't play space invaders on it.
On 2024-05-26 10:56 a.m., Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
I did use a CP/M machine once, but the 8"
drive was a bit sticky.
You rap the drive to get it unstuck, but if you rap it too hard
the machine would reset.
Fred, just forget it. We belong to a bygone era and there's no sense in
trying to explain things to the younger folk.
However, perhaps someone can tell me why an HP-41 or TI SR-52 isn't a
"personal computer"...
--Chuck
Since IBM defined the PC, let's leave it that for what a PC is.
The technology was only ready at the 1981 ish time frame, for the
personal market.
I favor the IBM 1130 as the first personal computer.
Most of my nit picking is with having low income,
quality software and hardware is hard to find.
My personal gripe, is that rather than building
a cleaner text OS,every body jumped on having
TV video game operating systems, like windows.
The mac was better, but I don't think it did a
8x10 full page of text, like the original experimental
operating systems.