"so people were buying three, four, five of them for each computer"
No. That's when Radio Shack TRS-80 computer became available with Basic. Wiki: Radio Shack sold over 10,000 TRS-80s in its first one and a half months of sales, 55,000 in its first year, and over 200,000 during the product's lifetime;I bought one in 1979. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
Anyone want a fun porting project?
- (drook)
- (4)
- Jan. 3, 2022, 11:56:41 AM EST
AdminiScott could probably do this in his sleep.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Jan. 3, 2022, 09:15:57 PM EST
Possibly.
- (malraux)
- (1)
- Jan. 4, 2022, 10:39:31 AM EST
"Never write code you're not being paid for"
- (drook)
- Jan. 4, 2022, 04:55:22 PM EST
"so people were buying three, four, five of them for each computer"
- (a6l6e6x)
- Jan. 3, 2022, 10:57:06 PM EST
