28 Jun
1997
28 Jun
'97
5:08 a.m.
I have a book about marketing, written by a Tandy VP which has a large
chapter on the birh of the TRS-80. He mentioned the day of the first
produced unit, (sept 15th I think) and game totals for the first months
or two (It seemed they only managed 3 computer a day for the first week
or two).
-Mp
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From: bwit(a)pobox.com [SMTP:bwit@pobox.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 11:51 AM
To: 'classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu'
Subject: RE: which month?
IIRC the TRS-80 was introduced in September 1977.
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From: e.tedeschi
Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 7:39 AM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: which month?
I wonder if anybody here has the *exact* months of introduction
of the
three first *real* home computers introduced in 1977:
a) the Apple II
b) the Tandy TRS-80
c) the Commodore Pet
I need them for a book on collecting home computers I am
researching
for.
Thank you
enrico
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28 Jun
28 Jun
6:11 a.m.
What was the name of that book? Wasn't it something about a mouse? Like,
To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like A Cheese?
Curious to know.
Thanks,
CORD
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On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, Matt Pritchard wrote:
I have a book about marketing, written by a Tandy VP
which has a large
chapter on the birh of the TRS-80. He mentioned the day of the first
produced unit, (sept 15th I think) and game totals for the first months
or two (It seemed they only managed 3 computer a day for the first week
or two).
-Mp
-----Original Message-----
From: bwit(a)pobox.com [SMTP:bwit@pobox.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 11:51 AM
To: 'classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu'
Subject: RE: which month?
IIRC the TRS-80 was introduced in September 1977.
----------
From: e.tedeschi
Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 7:39 AM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: which month?
I wonder if anybody here has the *exact* months of introduction
of the
three first *real* home computers introduced in 1977:
a) the Apple II
b) the Tandy TRS-80
c) the Commodore Pet
I need them for a book on collecting home computers I am
researching
for.
Thank you
enrico
--
================================================================
Enrico Tedeschi, 54, Easthill Drive, BRIGHTON BN41 2FD, U.K.
tel/fax +(0)1273 701650 (24 hours) or 0850 104725 mobile
website <http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~e..tedeschi>
================================================================
visit Brighton: <http://www.brighton.co.uk/tourist/welcome.htm>
6:57 p.m.
On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, Cord Coslor wrote:
What was the name of that book? Wasn't it
something about a mouse? Like,
To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like A Cheese?
On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, Matt Pritchard wrote:
> I have a book about marketing, written by a Tandy VP which has a large
> chapter on the birh of the TRS-80. He mentioned the day of the first
> produced unit, (sept 15th I think) and game totals for the first months
> or two (It seemed they only managed 3 computer a day for the first week
> or two).
_To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like a Cheese_ was indeed the title, by
Lou Kornfeld, president of Radio Shack and originator of the "Flyer-Side
Chat" column that was a regular feature in Radio Shack retail flyers for
so many years. He was managing one of the (8 or 9) original Radio Shack
stores in Boston when Charles Tandy bought the company in about 1964 (and
proceeded to expand the chain by three orders of magnitude). I forget if
the book was released before or after he retired.
--
Ward Griffiths
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within
the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Wolfe
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