From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 11:07:18 EST
The Intel 8008.
This was the precurser to the 8080 which led to
the 8088 which led to where we are today.
Mine was up and running in march of 1972
(fully documented by five witnesses).
Ed Roberts, the Altair guy, is supposed to
be the father of the PC, but his machine was almost
two years later.
BTW I still have this system and it still works.
Thanks for asking, Bert
Ray Bayles wrote:
> What computer was around in 1972. I can't think of one.
>
> Bert Haskins wrote:
> >
> > My first computer (1972) had 64 bytes! and I really thought I had something.
> > Now, almost thirty years later when I can do CAD and Pspice on something
> > not much bigger and heavier than some of my old college text books, I know
> > I have something!
> > Happy thanksgiving everyone, Bert
> >
> > William Van Tuyl wrote:
> >
> > > Remember the IBM folks that thought that 64k was more than enough memory and that
> > > nobody would ever need more? Just think what they would have said if they had a
> > > crystal ball that worked!
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > Randal Whittle wrote:
> > >
> > > > At 04:16 PM 11/21/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >The difference is in how often Windows hits on its swap file on the hard
> > > > >drive. Hard drive time versus RAM time. With more memory the swap file gets
> > > > >used less. Put Windows in a 32mb machine and see how often the hard drive
> > > > >light goes on.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Bill, but I know that very well.
> > > >
> > > > What I was really asking was that I find it hard to fathom how
> > > > anyone could really "fill" 256 MB of RAM and thereby see a real difference
> > > > by going to 512 MB. But I guess some folks are just really hard core. :-)
>
> --
>
> ---
> When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one person
> who perceives a solution and is willing to take command.
> Very often, that individual is crazy.
>
> Sonora, Mexico Proverb
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