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From: mel1@houxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: What's a PC?
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Date: Sat, 23-May-87 21:59:17 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 23 21:59:17 1987
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Summary: PC belongs to IBM with gratitude

I think we all owe IBM one on the name "Personal Computer".
They added the weight of IBM to the concept that one could do
professional and useful work with what til then were considered
to be "toys", "home computers", "micro computers".

Before IBM entered the market, you couldn't even think of getting
a "home computer" for office or personal use.  The few who tried
to show how useful an Apple II or S100 box was as a tool were
viewed as being a bit off.

IBM's choice of the name "Personal Computer" was a genius at work.
It exactly expresses the concept and coming from IBM, legitimized it.

I'll leave the legalities to the lawyers, and the functional arguments
to the academics.    But, PC belongs to IBM by right.

    Mel Haas  ,  odyssey!mel