In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 13 February 2008 23:00, Bob K. wrote: > > I've been using desktop PCs for over 30 years
> Sorry to quibble, but the first PC wasn't launched until August 12, 1981. > So it can't be _over_ 30 years!! Sorry to re-quibble, but that was the launch date of the first IBM PC. There were desktop PCs around before that (PC = personal computer), and in fact the IBM PC was a step backward in the desktop PC market (having to chose from two colour palettes for you graphics came as quite a shock after having the freedom to chose what colours you wanted, for example). I was using a DEC Professional well before the IBM PC came along - a lovely machine compared to the IBM. Sadly, IBM, with its large and established sales force, had the muscle to force its inferior machines into businesses. I'm not sure that desktop PC's went back as far as 1978, thoguh. R -- Richard Travers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Truro, Cornwall --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
