23 Apr
1999
23 Apr
'99
5:48 p.m.
<Where is the difference to the 70s and 80s ?
The knee is around 75ish when the micro started to gain momentum the next
knee is at 80-81 with a large number of user ready machine stepping up to
the rail. '85 is the next in my mind where the market took a distinct
shift and z80/6502 dominance took a noiceable down turn for the 80286/68k
battle.
There are more but during that time we would see vendors of quality system
disappear from the noticable market shift. The in 80s one nearly killed
MS (ok it scared them)!
Allison
24 Apr
24 Apr
11:10 a.m.
New subject: The "FIRST PC" and personal timelines (Was: And what were the80s id AA20656; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:48:08 -0400
<Where is the difference to the 70s and 80s ?
The knee is around 75ish when the micro started to
gain momentum the next
knee is at 80-81 with a large number of user ready machine stepping up to
the rail. '85 is the next in my mind where the market took a distinct
shift and z80/6502 dominance took a noiceable down turn for the 80286/68k
battle.
Jep, but still the question, wheres the difference - we have been
talking about the idea if having a 'personal' computer in the 50's,
(if available at 1/4th of a year salery) and I can't see any
difference to the situation in the 70s - the same group of electonic
fascinated people would have taken the chance.
The effect is just that there was no such device.
There are more but during that time we would see
vendors of quality system
disappear from the noticable market shift. The in 80s one nearly killed
MS (ok it scared them)!
:))
Gruss
H.
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HRK
10:23 a.m.
New subject: Band Printer Interface
Group,
While digging through a surplus/thrift/junk dealers warehouse, I found
an old band printer that looks to be in pretty good condition.
Unfortunately, my short term memory isn't very good so the exact make
and model escape me.
It _may_ have been a "control data 5xxx" but, I'm not sure.
The machine is considerably larger than a washing machine and was
entirely white in color ( that might help to identify it ). It had an
access door in the front with a glass panel insert and another in the
rear for loading and unloading the forms.
The control panel was on the top of the cabinet on the right side. All
the controls were multicolored membrane switch/indicators.
Because of the stuff stacked around it, I could not open the electronics
bay to see what type connectors it might have.
Anyway, the question is: What kind of interface is this thing likely to
have?
I've been looking for a high speed printer and would like to haul it
home and hook it up to one of my minis. But, I'm not gonna bother if I
can't easily interface to it.
Thanks,
Steve Robertson <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
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