At 1:12 AM 12/6/96 -0800, Dale Thorn wrote:
I would guess that those who became and remained successful technically (as opposed to becoming "business people") were using HP computers and such in the 1970s. I for one was a heavy user then, and PETs, Apples, Radio Shack, etc. computers weren't reliable enough for serious work.
I guess those people using VisiCalc on the Apple ][ weren't doing serious work :-). (Also the many small businesses using these early machines for AR, Accounting etc.) Me, I was doing OS programming on IBM 370s. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The lottery is a tax on | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | those who can't do math. | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | - Who 1st said this? | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA