29 Nov
2001
29 Nov
'01
2:49 a.m.
Your are charged with arranging an exhibition to illustrate the history
of computing. Due to a sufficiently advanced technology you can recover
any historical machine or artifact without cost.
List the 20 to 30 systems you would display and briefly explain the
reason for choosing each.
-- hbp : just for fun ;)
30 Nov
30 Nov
4:41 p.m.
List the 20 to 30 systems you would display and briefly explain the
reason for choosing each.
-- hbp : just for fun ;)
Apple I - duh...
Apple /// - One of Big Red's first failures, and an epic testament to
Jobs' early insanity.
Canon Cat - I heard a rumor that this thing was built from early Raskin
design proposals for the Mac.
Newton - a good idea, poorly executed
'Mark Twain' Apple IIgs
Commodore C-65
Osborne - the first (?) portable/luggable
MITS Altair
Amiga - ahead of it's time
Traf-O-Data automatic traffic measuring device - Microsoft's first piece
of hardware
ENIAC
UNIVAC
Enigma
Xerox Alto
... just off the top of my head. I'm sure there's more.
Mike
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