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Article #1451Re: "personal computer", "PDP", IBM-PC Phobia
From: Mike Shannon
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1985 17:58
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1985 17:58
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Hugh Redelmeyer writes in the cited article:
>......
> And
> remember that the IBM PC was technically advanced compared with what was
> available when it entered the market. Evidently a lot of people find
> the machine (along with third party hardware and software) sufficiently
> useful to buy it. Moreso than any other personal computer.
While in general I agree with most of the things he said, I do take issue
with the relatively 'technically advanced' comment. Olivetti produced
a z8000-based micro which was 'technically superior' in my opinion. (Of
course, I worked at Olivetti (in Cupertino, CA) so what do you expect? :-)
The IBM PC was a hit in the marketplace because IBM made it a hit. Not
because of any technical superiority.
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Michael Shannon {ihnp4,hplabs}!oliveb!3comvax!mikes
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