21 Apr
1999
21 Apr
'99
5:05 p.m.
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Jim Strickland wrote:
Yes, you would have, as the Apple ][ and PET match that description as
well. Even the Sol-20.
Check this excellent timeline out for updating your microcomputer history
knowledge:
http://www1.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm
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No, I was
referring to your comment of the TRS-80 M1 being the "first
personal computer". We won't argue about the definition of "personal
computer", but for the sake of this discussion, the Apple ][ and Commodore
PET were both introduced in April 1977 at the first West Coast Computer
Faire. The TRS-80 M1 was introduced in August of 1977.
Really? I stand corrected then. I always assumed the TRS-80 came out before
the A2 and the PET. And I should have specified first commercially sold
ready-to-use personal computer. And I might have been wrong even with that.