Perrie Juran Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 "On August 12, 1981 the 5150 was unveiled to the world at a New York City press conference, and quickly deemed the IBM PC by press. Over the next two years, the computer played a pivotal role in moving the technology from hobbyist to mainstream." https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/12/ibm-for-president/ https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_press.html 8 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Kobichenko Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 ….1981 was 41 years ago. but happy birthday home computer! 🎉 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Wow, the oldbies keep sneaking back in here. Hi Perrie! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Perrie Juran said: "On August 12, 1981 the 5150 was unveiled to the world at a New York City press conference, and quickly deemed the IBM PC by press. Over the next two years, the computer played a pivotal role in moving the technology from hobbyist to mainstream." https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/12/ibm-for-president/ https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_press.html /me waves to Perrie cheerfully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahKB7 Koskinen Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) IBM didn't invent the PC, Commodore did. The Commodore PET 2001 was released in 1977, it was particularly popular in US schools. PET stood for Personal Electronic Transactor, which most people regarded as a "personal computer", which gave IBM the idea to actually name their later computer "PC". Edited August 12, 2022 by SarahKB7 Koskinen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 [insert random bit of information here that the overly contrarians enjoy being contrary about... ] Meanwhile, this in from a short Google search from reliable sources: The first microprocessor on the market was developed in 1971 by an engineer at Intel named Ted Hoff. As a result, the small, relatively inexpensive “microcomputer”–soon known as the “personal computer”–was born. In 1974, for instance, a company called Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) introduced a mail-order build-it-yourself computer kit called the Altair. In 1975, MITS hired a pair of Harvard students named Paul G. Allen and Bill Gates to adapt the BASIC programming language for the Altair. The year after Gates and Allen started Microsoft [1976], two engineers in the Homebrew Computer Club in Silicon Valley named Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak built a homemade computer that would likewise change the world. This computer, called the Apple I The PC revolution had begun. Soon companies like Xerox, Tandy, Commodore and IBM had entered the market, and computers became ubiquitous in offices and eventually homes. Feel free to argue about socks now... or the 4th of July... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) . Edited August 12, 2022 by Marigold Devin irrelevant post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Hey, it's my favorite Martian! So lovely to see you, Perrie! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Pixie Kobichenko said: ….1981 was 41 years ago. but happy birthday home computer! 🎉 Maths are harrrrd! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightstar7777 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Quote Micral is a series of microcomputers produced by the French company Réalisation d'Études Électroniques (R2E), beginning with the Micral N in early 1973. The Micral N was the first commercially available microprocessor-based computer. Although IBM's PC was considered by many to be a milestone in the world of computing, it's the advent of the microprocessor that truly revolutionized the world. It was the microprocessor that made computing "personal" enough to sit atop your desk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I can just imagine the OP shaking their head and saying, "Now I remember why I haven't posted in the GD forum in ages.". 😕 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said: I can just imagine the OP shaking their head and saying, "Now I remember why I haven't posted in the GD forum in ages.". 😕 This OP remembers faaaaaar worse, happily. I had no idea, btw, that you'd been lurking on the forums for so long before regularly posting! Now, like Seicher, I'm all embarrassed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: This OP remembers faaaaaar worse, happily. I had no idea, btw, that you'd been lurking on the forums for so long before regularly posting! Now, like Seicher, I'm all embarrassed. To be fair, I didn't lurk on any regular basis nor follow any specific goings on. I'd usually just pop in when I was having an issue logging in or something to see if anyone else was having issues. I'd poke around in the GD mostly if a topic caught my eye. Neither you nor @Seicher Raehave anything to be embarrassed about! I've found that posts from both of you are always informative, entertaining or both. Head scratching, only on occasion. 😁 Edited August 12, 2022 by Rowan Amore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmi Zehetbauer Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 And thanks to the invention of the PC --- we can hop into virtual worlds like SL! How about a nice game of Chess? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said: Maths are harrrrd! Which is one of the many reasons one might consider getting a PC! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Orwar said: Which is one of the many reasons one might consider getting a PC! Yay! My first Orwar sighting since I've returned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Rowan Amore said: Neither you nor @Seicher Raehave anything to be embarrassed about! um. Clearly you were just randomly skimming posts, then. We'll leave you to your conclusions, erroneous as they might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond Marchant Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Pixie Kobichenko said: 1981 was 41 years ago. yup... the IBM PC just turned 0x29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Digi-Comp II, 1965 (powered by gravity:) https://museum.syssrc.com/artifact/exhibits/213/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Apparently there is another poster who now retroactively significantly changes contrarian posts to rewrite history. Lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightstar7777 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moles Dyna Mole Posted August 12, 2022 Moles Share Posted August 12, 2022 This is an interesting conversation, but it is not within the guidelines for posting in General Discussion. As a reminder, the Participation Guidelines for this forum say Not Allowed:In addition to adhering to the Community Standards, please refrain from posting content discussing inflammatory content (Politics, Social Justice issues and Interpersonal disputes), anything that doesn’t relate directly to Second Life/Linden Lab, Generic posts (like “Post a random animal picture!” versus an acceptable “Post your Second Life pets!”), etc. These are just guidelines, so please use your best judgment when posting if it is not explicitly stated here! 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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