On 2023-03-09 10:31 a.m., Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
No doubt it was capable of being operated by a single user, but that to me
does not make it a personal computer. The LGP-30 was used in schools and
offices not targeted for industrial use. There is really no reason why any
computer could not be a personal computer, if you know everything about it
and use independently and operate for personal use. It's really impossible
to claim any computer was the "first personal computer", but I like the
LGP-30 as one of the first. I bet someone used the BENDIX for fun once in
a while, too.
BIll
Quit changing the rules, BIG COMPUTERS make a great home computer.
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The power supplies make both a up stairs and down stairs bathroom.
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I think the IBM-1130 would be the only vintage computer that be a the
first personal computer, as It came with BASIC,FORTRAN IV and APL.
Ben.
