> Yes, I realized that.  The PDP-8 and PDP-11 are
definitely worthy of
 > mention, but did they really make the impact and have significance equal
 > to the Altair and the others?  I'm sure you could argue to that effect.
 > Care to? 
I think the IBM 360s made a huge difference. All of a sudden, everyone's
paychecks, bank statements, bills, etc. were printed by a computer.
William Donzelli
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