Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!simtel20.arpa!MRC From: MRC@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Mark Crispin) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: origin of "personal computer" Message-ID: <12156932787.14.MRC@SIMTEL20.ARPA> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 19:26:18 EST Article-I.D.: SIMTEL20.12156932787.14.MRC Posted: Tue Nov 5 19:26:18 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 08:23:55 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 8 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." -------