Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!b5u From: B5U@PSUVMA.BITNET (George A. Brownfield) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: IBM PC release date (was Re: How to start a Holy War; Microprocessors) Message-ID: <26329B5U@PSUVMA> Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 13:34:39 EST Article-I.D.: PSUVMA.26329B5U Posted: Mon Nov 30 13:34:39 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Dec-87 19:43:05 EST References: <4499@pyr.gatech.EDU> <6500003@hpindda.HP.COM> Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center Lines: 22 In article <6500003@hpindda.HP.COM>, atchison@hpindda.HP.COM (Lee Atchison) says: > >If memory serves me correctly, the first Sun was made in 1981 or 1982. >Definitely not as early as the IBM PC (1978? 1979?, something like that). >-------- >Lee Atchison Whoa - someones memory is screwed - IBM (and their loyal fans) were quick to celebrate it's fifth anniversery earier this year or in late 86 - making the release in late 81 or early 82 ( I want to say 81 but something is bothering me on that). I of course alway boasted back that the Apple II was celebrating its TENTH anniversary in the same year and that usually quieted down the IBM fans =-> ------- George A. Brownfield B5U @ PSUVMA Aerospace Engineering Major B5U @ PSUVM The Pennsylvania State University BITNET: B5U @ PSUVM UUCP: {akgua,allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!psuvax1!psuvma.bitnet!b5u "Women, cats, and golf; man was not ment to understand these things."