22 Aug
2020
22 Aug
'20
10:45 a.m.
On August 22, 2020 at 12:15 PM Lyle Bickley via cctech
<cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:52:19 -0400Murray McCullough via cctalk <cctalk at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 45 yrs. ago last month, mid-July, Dick Heiser started a new industry, theretail
computer store. It opened in West L.A. under the name Arrow HeadCOmputer Company. aka, The
Computer Store. This began the direct marketingof microcomputers to hobbyists, later to
the masses of the middle class,albeit a small market 45 yrs. ago.
> Happy computing.Claiming "First" in computer "anything" is just
about always a dangerous thing;)
But for sure, several personal computer stores existed
45 years ago!
Personal Computer Corporation (whom Stan Veit wrote created the term
"PersonalComputer") was formed by Everett Holland on Jan 4, 1976 as an
"S" Corp. Thebusiness started with a store in Frazier, PA in March of 1976. The
He didn't directly claim first. Just that Heiser started an industry. However, July
75 (45 years ago) is certainly before Terrel's Byte shop (Dec 75 according to
Wikipedia) and the March 76 listed above.
Will