On Fri, Jun 7, 2024, 3:31 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 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 > > > > So you're saying it has aged, new facts have crept in to make this site look dated. B >
