Re: Abbreviation De W. on recent marriage

On Sep 2, 3:05 pm, Richard van Schaik
<f.m.a.vanschaikREM...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
More real computer time starts with 1984. And even then you wouldn't
like those things at home (apart from the cost).

Depends what you mean by "real". Government agencies and universities
and corporations used computers *long* before this. No, I wouldn't
have wanted one at home, but there's no reason that the GRO couldn't
have used one in the 1960s.

And FWIW, 1984 is a bit late even for home use. The Apple II and the
TRS-80 were introduced in 1977, and the IBM PC in 1981.
.

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