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  1. #16
    CozmicDebris
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > In
    > news:[email protected],
    > Oxford <[email protected]> typed:
    >> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>> Ah, you might want to talk to the inventor. Woz... or read the
    >>>> book:
    >>>>
    >>>> iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal
    >>>> Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
    >>>>
    >>>> Woz is widely credited to creating the first personal computer.
    >>>>
    >>>> I was around at that time too, and he was the first one to do it.
    >>>
    >>> Just when I think Oxford has said the ultimate in stupid things, he
    >>> one-ups himself.

    >>
    >> then take that up with computer historians, Woz, and everyone else.
    >> i'm just repeating the facts.
    >>
    >> if you can find a full fledged personal computer that had an actual
    >> case, screen output, keyboard, cassette input and sold on a massive
    >> scale before April 1st, 1976... I'm sure people would love to know
    >> your 2nd secret you keep hiding from everyone.
    >>
    >> -

    >
    > The Apple I computer designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the
    > most famous members of the Homebrew Computer Club, over 30 years ago,
    > in 1976. It was mostly a kit computer. Users bought the workings and
    > built their own case.
    > http://www.our-picks.com/archives/20...ple-computer-3
    > 0-years-ago-photo/
    >
    > The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at
    > the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months before the Apple II,
    > meets your specs.
    >
    >
    >
    >


    Gee, Oxford. It looks like you just got caught with your pants down (was
    Kurt spanking your monkey?). This would also seem to disprove your claim
    of being around at that time, as those of that were clearly remember this.
    Your spotty knowledge base seems to indicate that you are simply reading
    the history and did not live it.



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  2. #17
    Oxford
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    "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    > The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at the
    > Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months before the Apple II, meets your
    > specs.


    but didn't ship until September of 1977, thus the 2nd personal computer.

    nice try IMHO IIRC! but you need to learn the history of computing
    before you make further mistakes.

    -



  3. #18
    Ness_net
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    "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    >
    > The Apple I computer designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the most famous members of the Homebrew Computer Club,
    > over 30 years ago, in 1976. It was mostly a kit computer. Users bought the workings and built their own case.
    > http://www.our-picks.com/archives/20...ars-ago-photo/
    >
    > The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months
    > before the Apple II, meets your specs.
    >
    >


    'Trash 80'????

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Trinity
    1977 Trinity is a name given by Byte Magazine to three personal computers released
    in 1977 which competed heavily for the emerging assembled microcomputer market.
    They were in alphabetical order the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001 and the TRS-80 Model I.


    I'd also add that the 8080 itself had a HUGE influence and thus Intel was born.
    Leading to the Pentium - an item that cannot be ignored in this discussion.








  4. #19
    CozmicDebris
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    "Ness_net" <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    >
    > "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >> The Apple I computer designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the
    >> most famous members of the Homebrew Computer Club, over 30 years ago,
    >> in 1976. It was mostly a kit computer. Users bought the workings and
    >> built their own case.
    >> http://www.our-picks.com/archives/20...pple-computer-
    >> 30-years-ago-photo/
    >>
    >> The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at
    >> the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months before the Apple II,
    >> meets your specs.
    >>
    >>

    >
    > 'Trash 80'????
    >
    > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Trinity
    > 1977 Trinity is a name given by Byte Magazine to three personal
    > computers released
    > in 1977 which competed heavily for the emerging assembled
    > microcomputer market.
    > They were in alphabetical order the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001 and
    > the TRS-80 Model I.
    >
    >
    > I'd also add that the 8080 itself had a HUGE influence and thus Intel
    > was born. Leading to the Pentium - an item that cannot be ignored in
    > this discussion.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >


    Agreed. Personal computing (including Apples) didn't truly perform until
    the Pentium was released. That was the final blow to Apple's dominance.



  5. #20
    Mark Crispin
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Oxford wrote:
    > "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at the
    >> Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months before the Apple II, meets your
    >> specs.

    > but didn't ship until September of 1977, thus the 2nd personal computer.


    Not by a long shot.

    The Altair was out in January 1975, followed in August 1975 by the IMSAI
    8080.

    The PDP-8 (introduced in 1965) was a personal computer, especially the
    PDP-8/e/f/m and PDP-8/a.

    Xerox had the Alto in 1973. The Alto was so great that Apple copied it a
    decade later to create Lisa (later Macintosh). It had a GUI text editor
    complete with fonts, and even its own version of Space Invaders and Maze
    Wars. Alto was also the client platform for which Ethernet was invented.

    I forget when the IMLAC PDS-1 came out, but that too was a personal
    computer and it preceeded the Alto.

    The Datapoint 2200 (anyone remember those?) was arguably a personal
    computer, and came out in 1970.

    Although somewhat large, the IBM 1130 was also arguably a personal
    computer and that was late 1960s/early 1970s. I vividly remember
    APL\1130, a largely compatible single-user version of APL\360. The 1130
    was a bit large and power hungry for home use though...

    The earliest that I can find of a reference to the term "personal
    computer" is a New York Times article in 1962. In the mid 1970s, lots of
    people were talking about personal computers and how to internetwork (note
    the small "i") them. IIRC, REM's PCNET mailing list appeared in 1974 or
    1975.

    The main thing introduced by the Apple ][, Commodore Pet, Atari 800, IBM
    PC, etc. was the transformation of personal computers from being the
    province of hobbyists and research labs to being home appliances. There
    is no doubt that the Apple ][ played a significant part. Similarly, the
    IBM PC some years later established the multi-vendor standardization
    necessary for PCs to be successful business tools.

    These were important contributions; but in the environment of the 1970s
    these developments were inevitable. Lots of people were working on, and
    talking about, personal computers.

    This is perhaps fortunate, because if Apple had "invented" the personal
    computer, it would have been patented and prevented the vigorous
    competition that created the industry we know today. Yet another example
    of the benefit of open design over closed design.

    -- Mark --

    http://panda.com/mrc
    Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
    Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.



  6. #21
    IMHO IIRC
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    In news:[email protected],
    Oxford <[email protected]> typed:
    > "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>
    >> The Commodore PET, Announced and demonstrated in January of 1977 at the
    >> Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, months before the Apple II, meets
    >> your specs.

    >
    > but didn't ship until September of 1977, thus the 2nd personal computer.
    >
    > nice try IMHO IIRC! but you need to learn the history of computing
    > before you make further mistakes.
    >


    So the answer to your original question is: there was NO full fledged
    personal computer that had an actual case, screen output, keyboard &
    cassette input sold before June 1977. lol






  7. #22
    Mark Crispin
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, IMHO IIRC wrote:
    > So the answer to your original question is: there was NO full fledged
    > personal computer that had an actual case, screen output, keyboard &
    > cassette input sold before June 1977. lol


    That's only because you restricted the mass storage to cassette. If you
    allow hard disk, floppy, or random-access tape then there are multiple
    personal computers earlier than June 1977.

    -- Mark --

    http://panda.com/mrc
    Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
    Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.



  8. #23
    IMHO IIRC
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    In news:[email protected],
    Mark Crispin <[email protected]> typed:
    > On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, IMHO IIRC wrote:
    >> So the answer to your original question is: there was NO full fledged
    >> personal computer that had an actual case, screen output, keyboard &
    >> cassette input sold before June 1977. lol

    >
    > That's only because you restricted the mass storage to cassette. If you
    > allow hard disk, floppy, or random-access tape then there are multiple
    > personal computers earlier than June 1977.
    >
    > -- Mark --
    >
    > http://panda.com/mrc
    > Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
    > Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.



    The Datapoint 2200 did have cassette data storage in addition to optional
    disk drives.
    So it does indeed meet the specs that Oxford quoted.
    It was introduced in 1971.
    http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=596






  9. #24
    Oxford
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Mark Crispin <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Not by a long shot.
    >
    > The Altair was out in January 1975, followed in August 1975 by the IMSAI
    > 8080.


    didn't have a keyboard or a screen or a floppy drive, or any drive.
    until much, much later. the apple ][ was the first PC, you need to
    accept history, not try and be a revisionist.

    > The PDP-8 (introduced in 1965) was a personal computer, especially the
    > PDP-8/e/f/m and PDP-8/a.


    riiiiiight, it was about as personal as an aircraft carrier. can't
    believe you even tried to include mini-computers as PCs. funny!

    > Xerox had the Alto in 1973. The Alto was so great that Apple copied it a
    > decade later to create Lisa (later Macintosh). It had a GUI text editor
    > complete with fonts, and even its own version of Space Invaders and Maze
    > Wars. Alto was also the client platform for which Ethernet was invented.


    the Alto was never sold, nor was it "personal".

    > I forget when the IMLAC PDS-1 came out, but that too was a personal
    > computer and it preceeded the Alto.


    not a personal computer however.

    > The Datapoint 2200 (anyone remember those?) was arguably a personal
    > computer, and came out in 1970.


    it was just a terminal.

    > Although somewhat large, the IBM 1130 was also arguably a personal
    > computer and that was late 1960s/early 1970s. I vividly remember
    > APL\1130, a largely compatible single-user version of APL\360. The 1130
    > was a bit large and power hungry for home use though...


    yes, and the IBM System 36 was a personal computer correct?

    > The earliest that I can find of a reference to the term "personal
    > computer" is a New York Times article in 1962. In the mid 1970s, lots of
    > people were talking about personal computers and how to internetwork (note
    > the small "i") them. IIRC, REM's PCNET mailing list appeared in 1974 or
    > 1975.


    but none are regarded as personal computers. that happened with the
    Apple ][. learn your history mark.

    > The main thing introduced by the Apple ][, Commodore Pet, Atari 800, IBM
    > PC, etc. was the transformation of personal computers from being the
    > province of hobbyists and research labs to being home appliances. There
    > is no doubt that the Apple ][ played a significant part. Similarly, the
    > IBM PC some years later established the multi-vendor standardization
    > necessary for PCs to be successful business tools.


    good, now you are starting to catch on.

    > These were important contributions; but in the environment of the 1970s
    > these developments were inevitable. Lots of people were working on, and
    > talking about, personal computers.


    sure, but the Apple ][ was the definitive machine that sold millions all
    the way up to 1993, it is considered the "first true" personal computer
    by all historians. Its original design is what many PCs sold today still
    use.

    > This is perhaps fortunate, because if Apple had "invented" the personal
    > computer, it would have been patented and prevented the vigorous
    > competition that created the industry we know today. Yet another example
    > of the benefit of open design over closed design.


    well, they invented the first personal computer that sold in large
    volumes, had tons of "personal" software and went on to form the
    foundation that IBM later copied with their IBM PC in 1981.

    -



  10. #25
    IMHO IIRC
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    In news:[email protected],
    Oxford <[email protected]> typed:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Mark Crispin <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>> SNIP <<<

    >
    >> The Datapoint 2200 (anyone remember those?) was arguably a personal
    >> computer, and came out in 1970.

    >
    > it was just a terminal.
    >


    Yes it had that function just like PCs and Macs do today.

    But it would run also stand alone applications.

    http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=596






  11. #26
    §
    Guest

    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    Oxford wrote:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Mark Crispin <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Not by a long shot.
    >>
    >> The Altair was out in January 1975, followed in August 1975 by the IMSAI
    >> 8080.

    >
    > didn't have a keyboard or a screen or a floppy drive, or any drive.
    > until much, much later. the apple ][ was the first PC, you need to
    > accept history, not try and be a revisionist.
    >
    >> The PDP-8 (introduced in 1965) was a personal computer, especially the
    >> PDP-8/e/f/m and PDP-8/a.

    >
    > riiiiiight, it was about as personal as an aircraft carrier. can't
    > believe you even tried to include mini-computers as PCs. funny!


    What's funny is I know someone that is running one in his basement.

    >
    >> Xerox had the Alto in 1973. The Alto was so great that Apple copied it a
    >> decade later to create Lisa (later Macintosh). It had a GUI text editor
    >> complete with fonts, and even its own version of Space Invaders and Maze
    >> Wars. Alto was also the client platform for which Ethernet was invented.

    >
    > the Alto was never sold, nor was it "personal".
    >
    >> I forget when the IMLAC PDS-1 came out, but that too was a personal
    >> computer and it preceeded the Alto.

    >
    > not a personal computer however.
    >
    >> The Datapoint 2200 (anyone remember those?) was arguably a personal
    >> computer, and came out in 1970.

    >
    > it was just a terminal.
    >


    fyi

    http://www.americanheritage.com/arti...994_2_64.shtml

    I have one in storage....somewheres.



  12. #27
    Oxford
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    § <[email protected]> wrote:

    > >> The PDP-8 (introduced in 1965) was a personal computer, especially the
    > >> PDP-8/e/f/m and PDP-8/a.

    > >
    > > riiiiiight, it was about as personal as an aircraft carrier. can't
    > > believe you even tried to include mini-computers as PCs. funny!

    >
    > What's funny is I know someone that is running one in his basement.


    yeah, they show up on ebay once in awhile. such a fun relic.

    > >

    >
    > fyi
    >
    > http://www.americanheritage.com/arti...994_2_64.shtml
    >
    > I have one in storage....somewheres.


    yes, too bad it never sold, thus isn't considered the first personal
    computer. that title is well reserved for Woz and his breakthrough Apple
    | and ][.

    he's the guy that was able to reduce the chip count to such extreme
    levels to make all PCs finally possible.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_what_...ed_and_by_whom

    engineers still study and marvel at Woz's designs, he one of the true
    geniuses of our age. he did what nobody else could do before... make the
    first PC for the masses.

    -



  13. #28
    Oxford
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    "IMHO IIRC" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > > but didn't ship until September of 1977, thus the 2nd personal computer.
    > >
    > > nice try IMHO IIRC! but you need to learn the history of computing
    > > before you make further mistakes.
    > >

    >
    > So the answer to your original question is: there was NO full fledged
    > personal computer that had an actual case, screen output, keyboard &
    > cassette input sold before June 1977. lol


    none that can be traced back to something resembling the Apple ][, which
    became the de-facto standard still in use today.

    yes, 1977 with the Apple ][ is the primary root upon all other PCs were
    built.

    now you know!

    -



  14. #29
    Steve Sobol
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    ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.cellular.sprintpcs.]
    On 2007-10-26, Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:

    > yes, 1977 with the Apple ][ is the primary root upon all other PCs were
    > built.


    Uhhh,

    Again, I'm not an Apple basher - during my teenage years, my family owned
    a Franklin 1000 (IIe clone) and a II GS and I loved both - but I need to
    point out that the original IBM PC had very little in common with the ][.



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  15. #30
    Maverick
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    Re: iPhone bricks - more info

    Oxford wrote:

    > § <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>>>The PDP-8 (introduced in 1965) was a personal computer, especially the
    >>>>PDP-8/e/f/m and PDP-8/a.
    >>>
    >>>riiiiiight, it was about as personal as an aircraft carrier. can't
    >>>believe you even tried to include mini-computers as PCs. funny!

    >>
    >>What's funny is I know someone that is running one in his basement.

    >
    >
    > yeah, they show up on ebay once in awhile. such a fun relic.
    >
    >
    >>fyi
    >>
    >>http://www.americanheritage.com/arti...994_2_64.shtml
    >>
    >>I have one in storage....somewheres.

    >
    >
    > yes, too bad it never sold, thus isn't considered the first personal
    > computer. that title is well reserved for Woz and his breakthrough Apple
    > | and ][.


    Doing the sock-puppet shuffle eh Oxretard?
    It did sell, otherwise it would never have been mentioned.

    <snip>



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