From: utzoo!decvax!ittvax!shp
Newsgroups: net.micro
Title: Re: DEC pro-350 (when a PC is not a PC ?)
Article-I.D.: ittvax.624
Posted: Mon Feb 14 13:48:22 1983
Received: Wed Feb 16 06:11:50 1983
References: houxm.328

A PC (that's not a PC) is a PC when used with a VAX.  The first generation
DEC PC's are designed to be used with a VAX.  One writes, develops, and builds
on the VAX, then down loads to the PC.  The PC was aimed at the commercial
market where people were more interested in running a set of tools to help
them do a better job than they were in hacking.  It fits well into the
whole office automation picture.  Like most other things, taken out of
context it's somewhat useless.  By not having to sell software so that you
can do program development the price has been kept very low.  No doubt
DEC will make the PC's true PC's by offering development software (if someone
else doesn't first).

	- sam praul
	  ...decvax!ittvax!shp