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From: perley@hobbes (Donald P Perley)
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Subject: Re: What is the All-Time Best-Selling Computer ?
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Date: 9 May 90 19:41:57 GMT
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In article <1990May9.182201.13624@phri.nyu.edu>, roy@phri (Roy Smith) writes:
>karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
 (regarding the definition of a "computer" )
>> it has to have a typewriter-style keyboard, a CRT display capability and a
>> mass storage device.
>
>	Just to be picky, I think you probably mean "electronic bitmap
>display" or something like that instead of CRT.

Bitmap?  I think alphanumeric should be sufficient.  Not necessarily
built in.  The ability to drive a TTY or other terminal counts for me.
Most CPM computers I have used required the user to supply his own terminal.

Don't forget all those old IBM's where the user interface was cards
and printout.  Not exactly personal, they should still qualify to at
least *enter* the best seller contest.

And hey!... how about those Turing machines?  Always popular, not many sold.

-don perley
perley@trub.crd.ge.com