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In reply to the discussion: How to send an "E mail" 1984 [View all]GetRidOfThem
(869 posts)21. That was my first Word Processor!
Data statement with numbers!
Must have been Compute!
Then I grew up and got myself my first XT clone. Some guys like to take their guns apart blindfolded, with me it was the first IBM clone. I got it with two really amazing things: Floppy drives!
And yes, in the end I was able to assemble it blindfolded, as long as I did not have to mess with jumpers!
You could boost the clone from the original 4.77 megahertz to 10 megahertz. There was a button.
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Fortunately it was for a short time as part of a university course
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2018
#40
I was at SIGGRAPH '83 when Steve Jobs introduced "Lisa" (for the bargain prices of $10,000)
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2018
#16