PDP-11/44 boot prompt

It is interesting that 5150 is also the numerical code attached to the process by which a person is involutarily committed to a mental ward. The first personal computer I ever saw was an IBM, though the number is not now known to me. However, it had a switch on the front which allowed for either execution of a BASIC interpreter, or execution of an APL interpreter. It was a little larger than an Osborne 1 but, its structure had a lot in common with the Osborne 1, or the Kaypro, etc. That a person does not have knowledge of a source of a "BIG IRON" machine, nor the ability to operate it has little to do with the definition of personal computer. In the early to mid 70's, I was an operator of 360 and 370 computers, and believe me, it is perfectly possible for a single operator to keep such machines in operation. William R. Buckley -----Original Message----- From: Eric Smith <eric(a)brouhaha.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 1:30 PM Subject: Re: PDP-11/44 boot prompt the