The late, great TRS-80

23 Jun 2007

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         The First Off-the-Shelf Microcomputer 
Errrr.... wasn't that the PET 20001 ?  For a sutiable definition of
miucrocomputer [1] I'd claim the honour goes
 to the HP9830, about 5 years earlier. 
    Tony, was the HP9830 a computer you could enter a shop and exit with one 
on the arms?

    I think the better definition of a "off-the-shelf" puter is a puter you 
can enter a shop, buy a system, bring it home. No special questions, 
training or instalation needed. And this should be a complete computer, 
something you would turn-on and use. Maybe the definiton of "off-the-shelf" 
is too vague

    Greetz
    Alexandre

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The late, great TRS-80