18 Aug
2010
18 Aug
'10
10:49 p.m.
On 18 Aug 2010 at 14:58, Rich Alderson wrote:
The miniskirt was introduced under that name by Mary
Quant in 1965.
She explicitly stated that the name was influenced by the Mini.
I stumbled upon an old photograph showing a model wearing a miniskirt
with a BMC Mini. Egad, that was a homely car!
So, were there any micro-minicomputers? Midicomputers? And more to
the point, which was more exciting? The miniskirt or the
minicomputer?
--Chuck