22 Apr
1999
22 Apr
'99
7:59 p.m.
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Lawrence LeMay wrote:
The video display didnt come with all PDP-8/e
computers as a standard feature.
PDP-8/e systems were Minicomputers, typically rack mounted. And yes,
i realize some cpu units were integrated into small tabletop lab units,
it still stretches the imagination to refer to a particular gutted down
configuration of a minicomputer, as a microcomputer.
I don't think the "micro" in microcomputer ever was intended to represent
its physical size, but rather that it was based on microprocessor
technology.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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