On Fri, Jun 7, 2024, 11:01 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2024, 12:39 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 8:29 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Still valid? > > > Personal Computer Milestones - Fun page that attempts to answer the > > > question: "What was the first PC?" > > > http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml > > > > > > That's Doug Salot's old website circa 2000. He did an admirable job back > > then for what we all collectively knew (he didn't just pull this stuff > out > > of his arse, he actually did some research). > > > > Sellam > > > > Yes I mean, how well did this page / research age? For example I have > elsewhere made the case that the NRI 832 pre-dates the Kenbak and I made > the case as well that yes is a personal computer. The LGP-30 is totally > missing. Olivetti 101, Etc. > I don't know that we (collectively) knew about the LGP-30 back then. The Olivetti, maybe. Remember, he made that website back when the Internet was about as searchable as it is today (i.e. not that great) to say nothing of the fact that not that many computer history/collector websites were out there back then. Sellam >
