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From: MRC@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Mark Crispin)
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Subject: Re: origin of "personal computer"
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 19:26:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  5 19:26:18 1985
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1) The term "personal computer" has been around since at least the early
70's.
2) A PDP-n from DEC is a "Programmed Data Processor", not a "Personal Data
Processor."  The name came about because DEC was selling to organizations
which had managerial problems in buying "computers" (which were multi-million
dollar machines even though DEC's machines weren't) but could easily purchase a
"programmed data processor."
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