28 Feb
2016
28 Feb
'16
5:36 p.m.
On 02/28/2016 06:50 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
Computers existed way before 1980, and had many boards
plugged into
wire-wrapped backplanes or motherboards.
Backplane was certainly a term from way back, I just don't recall seeing
motherboard before somewhere around the 1980 timeframe. Maybe you're right
though and it was in use too, but only by certain companies...