On Oct 20, 2009, at 5:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
>> got a whopping 64 megabytes of RAM in his.) > > "PC" and "Personal Computer" go back before IBM started dabbling in > the > field. Sort of, but they weren't in very wide use (but then, neither were personal computers). IBM-PC really cemented the terminology to mean 'IBM Compatible' > > Neat trick, the original IBM pc could only handle 640K. Ugh I meant 64K. At the time it came out only millionaires could afford 640K. Hell, I remember populating memory boards with individual RAM chips in 85-86 to get us up to 512K in one of our PC-compatibles in the lab. -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
