24 Jan
2004
24 Jan
'04
9:39 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
Sent: 24 January 2004 23:00
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Who was first?
Might have been a tie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible says that Columbia came up
with an IBM clone in early 1982.
Here's another one:
http://webpages.charter.net/dperr/trivia.htm
It says the first compatible was the Columbia MPC in June 1982, but doesn't
say why the Compaq portable is well known while the Columbia MPC is a faded
memory. It also leads to a website wanting $20 for a complete timeline. I
think I'll just get a book out the library.
Ah,
http://www.piclist.com/techref/intel/8086.HTM
THAT explains it :) Compaq's was the first BIOS to be 100% IBM-PC
compatible.
cheers
--
Adrian/Witchy
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