On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Stephen<[email protected]> wrote:
> For all of you looking for memory lane and to see how far back the old
> tech goes...
>
> http://www.computerhistory.org/
>
> I personally want an altair shell and to load in a modern computer
> inside of it and make the lights blink again....
>
Oh yes!!:
1965: DEC unveils the PDP-8, the first
commercially successful minicomputer. Small
enough to sit on a desktop, it sells for $18,000
one-fifth the cost of a low-end IBM/360
mainframe. The combination of speed, size, and
cost enables the establishment of the
minicomputer in thousands of manufacturing
plants, offices, and scientific laboratories.
lyle
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