On Oct 23, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Fred Cisin <cisin at
xenosoft.com> wrote:
...
Today 3 billion people are on the net
Is that all? I've always thought of writing an SF story involving extensive
extra-terrestial presence on the net.
Neat idea. Go for it!
but really
made it possible for this extravagant number was the microcomputer created at around the
same time ? the Micral in France and 4004 processor machines in the U.S.
How many people consider the Micral to be of that level of significance?
That's mixing up apples and crates. A 4004 is a chip, and a very significant one. A
Micral is a box with chips in it, similar to Altair or Imsai but not as well known.
paul