23 Nov
2009
23 Nov
'09
8:03 p.m.
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, Christian Liendo wrote:
http://www.fanboy.com/2009/11/dec-pc-challenge-1982.html
This is an promotional film produced by Digital Equipment Corporation
(DEC) documents their attempt to enter the PC market in 1982. DEC owned
a major chunk of the mini-computer market and to their credit they got
the idea that the PC was the wave of the future and they knew they had
to compete.
does the phrase "kicking and screaming" ring a bell?
What did Ken Olson say about a computer on your desk, or in your home?
besides
"The personal computer will fall flat on its face in business."