On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:54 AM Tarek Hoteit via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I don’t think there is a strict definition of what a home computer is. One > can argue Plato is one. Another might say Atari 2600. Someone can argue > that the Altair is the first. It is unfair to make the author of the video > be 100% perfect because it is too Ha! Are you kidding, Tarek? This is the Classic Computers Mailing List. Pedantic arguments are a mandatory feature here :D > technical / debatable for the video: is it the microprocessor first? Or is > it usage? Home vs, say, the Homebrew club, vs Plato terminals etc. I > personally think that the video is great as is, regardless of the consensus > on what truly is a home computer and what truly its evolution (eg different > books are not even consistent in their story telling). Maybe, this > discussion leads to more videos by Steve and his daughter, or maybe it is > time now that middle schoolers can tell us “what do THEY think is a home or > a personal computer”. > All things considered, I agree that it's a good video. Sellam
