Not sure about the IBM dates but I'm sure Commadore PET's were around before
79,
and - it compared favourably with than the computer
( A GE115 - 4 disk drives 2Mb each, and 16K of memory. )
used for the business of the company I was working for at the time. -
have a look at
http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm
and - from Google:
The 6502 Alternative - Commodore Pet Introduced in 1976 the Pet 2001
featured the then new 6502 microprocessor. ... The pet was one of the first
computers to feature a built in display. ...
IBM PCjr The IBM PCjr is a personal computer, introduced in 1984 and sold
through 1985. It had some nice features that other machines didn't have at
the time, ...
mail.magnaspeed.net/~mbbrutman/PCjr/pcjr.html - 8k - Cached - Similar
pages
IBM PCjr A smaller version of the IBM PC, the jr featured a tiny battery
operated ... Click here to view all comments for the IBM PCjr and to leave
your own. ...
Produced from 1983 to1985,
The Machine Room :: IBM :: PCjr :: Quick view A 1981 IBM PC shows off its
Selectric-like keyboard and its monochrome monitor, ... Search Google or
Ebay United States for IBM PCjr (more links, ...
www.machine-room.org/computers/276/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
The IBM PC - History
IBM representatives meet for the first time with Microsofts Bill Gates to
talk
about writing an operating system for IBMs new hush-hush personal computer.
inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm - 38k - Cached - Similar
pages
In July of 1980, IBM representatives met for the first time with Microsoft's
Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM's new hush-hush
"personal" computer.
JimB.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Hardware: Tech trivia
> The Commodore PET for Personal Electronic Transactor and it was built in
> 1979 just before the first IBM PC JR mod 5153 in August 1, 1980.
>
> In fact the reason why August 1, 1980 the System Date for the IBM PC was
> choosen and appears when the CMOS battery fails as such was the actual
date
> that the system was first relesed.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher E Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 09:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Hardware: Tech trivia
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>
> > OK, I guessed that - but what was commodore's first computer and what
did
> > it's three letter name stand for?
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