The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Schwarz, Barry A) writes: > The Apple I went on sale in l976 so the author seems to have limited > view of what a PC is. 5100 pc was announced sep75. http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc/pc_2.html predating the 5150 pc in 1981. http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc/pc_1.html from above: One of the earliest IBM attempts to move computing into the hands of single users was the "SCAMP" project in 1973. This six-month development effort by the company's General Systems Division (GSD) produced a prototype device dubbed "Special Computer, APL Machine Portable" (SCAMP) that PC Magazine in 1983 called a "revolutionary concept" and "the world's first personal computer." To build the prototype in the short half-year allowed, its creators acquired off-the-shelf materials for major components. SCAMP could be used as a desktop calculator, an interactive APL programming device and as a "dispenser" of canned applications. The successful demonstration of the prototype in 1973 led to the launch of the IBM 5100 Portable Computer two years later. ... snip ... of course, one could claim that work by science center http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#545tech creating cp67 virtual machines in the mid-60s, enabled the deployment of CMS personal computing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
