Re: 30 yrs. ago
On 2021-08-14 16:46, geneb via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: There were many of us who said that it was the END of the era. And that in a few years, more that half of the personal computers would be PC, or imitations thereof. Yep. It ushered in the era of billions of identical x86 shitboxen. :( I recall attending a demo of the PC at IBM Toronto. About 40 of us in the room. Notable was that the presenter chose slides with a light-pen on his (non-PC) screen. N.
Re: 30 yrs. ago
On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: There were many of us who said that it was the END of the era. And that in a few years, more that half of the personal computers would be PC, or imitations thereof. Yep. It ushered in the era of billions of identical x86 shitboxen. :( g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
Re: 30 yrs. ago
This guy might be joking in his comments about 30 years and the IBM pc. On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 10:21 PM John Herron via cctalk wrote: > 40* years ago? > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 8:14 PM Murray McCullough via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > 30 years ago this month the IBM PC debuted at $1565. Some say this began > > the era of mass-computing and it is now what classiccmp.org > > is all about! For those interested in the OS > world > > LINUX is 30 years old. Time has passed but this is what classic computing > > is all about. > > > > > > Happy computing. > > > > > > Murray 🙂 > > >
Re: 30 yrs. ago
On Fri, 13 Aug 2021, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: 30 years ago this month the IBM PC debuted at $1565. Some say this began the era of mass-computing and it is now what classiccmp.org is all about! For those interested in the OS world LINUX is 30 years old. Time has passed but this is what classic computing is all about. Happy computing. Murray August 11, 1981, NOT 1991 It has been 40 years. There were many of us who said that it was the END of the era. And that in a few years, more that half of the personal computers would be PC, or imitations thereof. It has never been what classiccmp.org is all about! -- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
Re: 30 yrs. ago
My apologies. 🙁 It was 40 years ago that the IBM PC became a retail computer this month. Murray 🙂
Re: 30 yrs. ago
Linux actually turns 30 in a couple months. In January, I’ll have used it for 30 years. Zane Sent from my iPod > On Aug 13, 2021, at 6:14 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk > wrote: > > 30 years ago this month the IBM PC debuted at $1565. Some say this began > the era of mass-computing and it is now what classiccmp.org > is all about! For those interested in the OS world > LINUX is 30 years old. Time has passed but this is what classic computing > is all about. > > > Happy computing. > > > Murray 🙂
Re: 30 yrs. ago
40* years ago? On Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 8:14 PM Murray McCullough via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 30 years ago this month the IBM PC debuted at $1565. Some say this began > the era of mass-computing and it is now what classiccmp.org > is all about! For those interested in the OS world > LINUX is 30 years old. Time has passed but this is what classic computing > is all about. > > > Happy computing. > > > Murray 🙂 >
Re: 30 yrs. ago
On 8/13/21 6:14 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote: this began the era of mass-computing and it is now what classiccmp.org is all about wrong go play with the children on vogons or the VCF forum if you feel that way
