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History of the Personal Computer, Part 4: The mighty Wintel empire

2014-10-08 08:42:33| Semiconductors - Topix.net

The quote "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home" by Digital Equipment Corporation founder Ken Olsen in 1977 is a perfect study of the prevailing corporate attitude towards personal computing in the early years. Computers were mainframes and minicomputers that could cost a million dollars and were often sold in single digit numbers per month with the initial hardware cost being a fraction of the overall upgrade and service contract.

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