IBM 5100 (was Re: IBM 1130 (was Re: musical processing))

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From: Jeremy J. Epstein
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 1990 21:08

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In article <1990Jul20....@nmt.edu>, jo...@nmt.edu (John Shipman) writes:
> Tim Mikkelsen (t...@hpfcbig.SDE.HP.COM) writes:
> +--
> | I understood that the 5100 was based on a small 360 chipset.
> | (Which also had a reasonable APL implementation.)
> |
> I have no hard evidence, just rumors.  Can anyone nail
> this down?

An interesting hypothesis.  The 5100 was released in 1974 I believe...
the price tag for the base model was $18,000.  The machine could be
lugged around, so in a sense, based on both price and size it could
be considered an early personal computer.

The first announcement I saw said $1800, not $18,000...I had almost
convinced my father to buy me one until I found the real price.
-- 
Jeremy Epstein
TRW Systems Division
703-876-8776
jje%v...@uunet.uu.net

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From: jje@virtech.uucp (Jeremy J. Epstein)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: IBM 5100 (was Re: IBM 1130 (was Re: musical processing))
Summary: The IBM 5100...at an (almost) affordable price!
Message-ID: <1990Jul20.210812.4074@virtech.uucp>
Date: 20 Jul 90 21:08:12 GMT
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