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From: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (x6251))
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: What's a PC?
Message-ID: <1630@drivax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-May-87 15:15:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: drivax.1630
Posted: Thu May 21 15:15:51 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 15:02:01 EDT
References: <839@vu-vlsi.UUCP> <3610@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> <683@mipos3.UUCP> <3650@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (x6251))
Organization: Digital Research, Monterey
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In article <3650@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> mwm@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Mike (My watch has windows) Meyer) writes:
>In article <683@mipos3.UUCP> ekwok@mipos3.UUCP (Gibbons V. Ogden) writes:
><If Personal Computer is a machine that works on 1-user mode, the PDP-8 is
><probably a PC predating your MITS 8800,

>Nah, a Personal Computer is a machine that you can reboot whenever you
>want to, without notifying anyone. At least, that's the quick&easy

	By this definition you did define the PDP-8.

	Talk about personal. Here's a story for you about personal.

	There was this high-school computer club in the late 60's
	called R.E.S.I.S.T.O.R.S.  They used PDP-8s and others.

	One day a DEC Field Engineer (machine fixer) was having trouble
	with a PDP-8.  A RESISTOR member was nearby and in frustration
	the FE said (I paraphrase): "It's yours if you can carry it away."

	Well, the kid did!  And, DEC let him (the club) keep it.
	BTW this is not you average portable (of 1987).
	For example:  the CORE memory stack was larger (and heavier)
	than the average colour monitor of today.   It stood on top of
	(part of) a box larger than a PC-AT.

	To say nothing else:
		"Who said an ant can't move a rubber tree plant!"
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UUCP:...!amdahl!drivax!socha                                      WAT Iron'75
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