1 Feb
2007
1 Feb
'07
2:28 p.m.
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
So the Applie II (went on sale in June 1977, as
opposed to the TRS-80
Model I going on sale in August) was an impractical commercial flop?
How about the Commodore Pet--demoed in 1976?
All of those three were announced and demo'd before any of the three was
readily available. I ended up with TRS80, because that was available
first of the three in my neighborhood.
I don't percieve it as an AG Bell/Elisha Gray race.
(although THAT would make a great Fedex commercial "If Elisha Gray had
used Fedex, then . . . ")
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com