--- Steve Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its good to see you can cover both ends of the > spectrum. > How many PC models were made (just curious)
Welll, to start with, IBM created the 5150 PC, and it was good. :) They followed up with the XT, then the AT. Compaq beat IBM to the punch with the first 386. After that, the PC market exploded with hundreds of "system integrators" making their own branded boxes. Then the components companies got the idea to sell to absolutely anyone so they could build their own custom PC clone. >From there on, it is impossible to create a comprehensive list. The big companies like Packard Bell, Compaq, HP, Dell and Gateway all adopted an Apple Performa like scheme of giving the same basic computer different names or numbers based on the base configuration of CPU, RAM, hard drive, CD-ROM or not and the software bundle. So to answer your question, pick a number, any number. That number is most likely too small. ===== "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets?" Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 [EMAIL PROTECTED] My ICQ# 16024947 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
