On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:54 AM Tarek Hoteit via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I don’t think there is a strict definition of what a
home computer is. One
can argue Plato is one. Another might say Atari 2600. Someone can argue
that the Altair is the first. It is unfair to make the author of the video
be 100% perfect because it is too
Ha! Are you kidding, Tarek? This is the Classic Computers Mailing List.
Pedantic arguments are a mandatory feature here :D
technical / debatable for the video: is it the
microprocessor first? Or is
it usage? Home vs, say, the Homebrew club, vs Plato terminals etc. I
personally think that the video is great as is, regardless of the consensus
on what truly is a home computer and what truly its evolution (eg different
books are not even consistent in their story telling). Maybe, this
discussion leads to more videos by Steve and his daughter, or maybe it is
time now that middle schoolers can tell us “what do THEY think is a home or
a personal computer”.
All things considered, I agree that it's a good video.
Sellam