On Oct 20, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> Initially 'PC' ONLY referred to the IBM system; later systems that > were compatible were called 'PC-Compatible'. They ALWAYS ran MS/PC-DOS > and were based on the 8088 chip. > > All computers at the time were called by their manufacturer's model > names: Apple II, Commodore 63, TRS-80, and on and on. At the time IBM- > PC was only one of the many such models. "I was there" and the age is beginning to show. 8-9 It was the Commodore *64*, not the disastrous Commodore 63 . (The C-63 was responsible for a brief outbreak of zombies in the only town where it was ever released. That you've never heard about this goes to show that the panic suppression by the DOD and CDC was remarkably successful. To this day the public believes that Love Canal was the site of a toxic waste dump. There are still rumors that technology from the C-63 was incorporated into the Amiga, which accounts for it's zombie-like continued cult status today 8-P ) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
