On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:22:15 -0600, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote: >as i've mentioned before ... the other market force was that the >previous personal computers had been do-it-yourself and hobbiest market. >individuals had to justify the cost of the box for their own personal >interest ... that included a lot of the software ... not a lot of >off-the-shelf stuff ... so individuals had to do that themselves also.
I disagree. When the IBM PC was introduced, it was most certainly not distinguished in that regard. There was in fact a lot of off-the-shelf software available for the Apple II, the Atari 800 and the TRS-80. When it was introduced, it was as much a hobbyist's computer as the others. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
