[cctalk] Re: Pragmatically [was: Experience using an Altair 8800 ("Personal computer" from 70s)]

Fred, I'm sorry but those arguments are religion to most of us and the clear answer has already been decided (tongue firmly implanted in cheek)😛 1.  Between Vi and EMACS - Any editor where you have a cursor movement mode that is separate from edit mode (since the invention of arrow keys or the control key) just isn't a real editor. 2.  Between Big Endian and Little Endian - Big endian is easier to read for us dumb humans but little endian was easier to implement on early hardware.      I want to add to this argument and ask Is bit 0 the high order bit (like on the PDP-8) or the low order bit (like on the 6809)? 3.  Between the 6502 and the Z-80 the 6809 wins hands down every time. As for the first personal computer, no one has been able refuted my claim that the Antikythera Mechanism is not only the first Personal Computer but also first portable computer 🤣 On 5/28/2024 5:10 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: