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From: Carlos E.R.
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:06

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On 2018-03-19 13:04, J. Clarke wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:43:52 -0700, Gene Wirchenko <ge...@telus.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:16:45 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
>> <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> Also the "personal computer" boom started in the 80s.
>>
>>     Mid '70s.
>>
>>     IBM joined in after the market had been established.
> 
> In 1980 personal computer sales were around a million units a year. In
> 1990 they were around 20 million units a year and most of it IBM and
> clones.
> 
> The _boom_ happened in the '80s.

Maybe on some countries started mid 70s? On mine it was rather mid 80s.
Not with IBMs, but clones, at half price or less.

Me, I count the PC as starting with the IBM. Nothing earlier was used
significantly.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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