Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!billk From: billk@crash.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Minor historical point: the origin of ms-dos/IBM flops Message-ID: <742@crash.CTS.COM> Date: Fri, 30-Jan-87 21:57:13 EST Article-I.D.: crash.742 Posted: Fri Jan 30 21:57:13 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 31-Jan-87 19:53:15 EST Sender: root@crash.CTS.COM Organization: People-Net [pnet01] Lines: 9 >> Things with the IBM name flop all the time. Look at...the PC Jr (who could >> forget that?). The Jr. may well have been a flop by IBM's standards, but IBM quickly sold more (I think) PC Jr's than Commodore's sold Amigas. I think they sold more, but if not, it's pretty close... Bill Kelly {akgua, hplabs!hp-sdd, sdcsvax, nosc}!crash!pnet01!billk