IBM early PCs

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1 total messages Started by rok... Tomas G. Rokicki Wed, 20 Dec 1989 08:28

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Author: rok... Tomas G. Rokicki
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 08:28

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> Except for switching the initials IBM and HP, this sounds like a very
> accurate description of the HP 9000 series 300 machines in about 1984.

No, the IBM 68K machine was real; I almost bought one.  It was highly
suitable for lab work, with a membrane pushbuttons on a front panel,
lots of data acquisition stuff, and a detachable keyboard.  I really
liked it, but we already had a 6809 machine running OS/9 (multitasking
in 64K!) and didn't really need the new machine . . .

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