M Harris wrote:
> On Friday 17 November 2006 22:32, James Knott wrote:
>   
>> Actually, it was 640K.  Prior to the IBM PC,  8 bit computers were
>> generally limited to 64k.  The PC could access 640K at that time
>>     
>       You are correct...  I was alive then... I remember. Do you guys realize 
> that 
> there are young comp sci grads going into the work-force today who were not 
> alive when the IBM PC was announced....   some of them were not alive when 
> Billy Gates made his infamous quote of no vision..."no one will ever need 
> more than 640K..."
>
>
>   

Well,  I bought my first computer (an IMSAI 8080  in 1976 and when the
PC first came out, many considered a step backwards from what 8 bit CP/M
systems were capable of.  For example, back then, there was even an
multiuser version called MP/M.


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