25 May
1998
25 May
'98
11:45 a.m.
On Mon, 25 May 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
"1980 TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer
introduced.
(First computer ever to feature five programs and a
telephone modem built-in. Used by journalists throughout
the world.)"
First I question the year (I know it was later than 1980). This claim is
dubious at best. Mostly its broad and irrelevant. It seems they're
trying so hard to make this seem like a breakthrough (it was) that they
forgot to mention the real reasons why.
It was intro'd in 1983, I think. It was popular with journalists, but
the only way in which it was a breakthrough was that you could buy it at
Radio Shack. The Epson HX-20 that preceded it by a couple of years had
more features, but a smaller LCD.
-- Doug