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1 total messages Started by Kurt Godden Wed, 06 Nov 1985 14:26

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Author: Kurt Godden
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1985 14:26

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You may not remember when the term 'personal computer' meant just that 
in any generic sense, but you are in a minority of one.  If you still 
don't believe me, just look through any old issue of magazines such as
'Byte' in the pre-IBM-PC days, when men were men.  I distinctly remember
thinking at the time when IBM announced their 'PC' that it was a shame
they called it that (although a clever marketing move).  They have 
forever tainted a perfectly good word, much the same as the media has
ruined the wonderful word 'hacker'.

Kurt Godden
GM Research Labs

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