>On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Stephen<cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> > For all of you looking for memory lane and to see how far back the old
> > tech goes...
> >
> > http://www.computerhistory.org/
> >
> > I personally want an altair shell and to load in a modern computer
> > inside of it and make the lights blink again....
> >
Oh yes!!:
1965: DEC unveils the PDP-8, the first
commercially successful minicomputer. Small
enough to sit on a desktop, it sells for $18,000
one-fifth the cost of a low-end IBM/360
mainframe. The combination of speed, size, and
cost enables the establishment of the
minicomputer in thousands of manufacturing
plants, offices, and scientific laboratories.
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