#IBM mainframes
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No I don't agree. Commodore does (or didn't) have a good rep. They weren't
even in the same class as IBM. IBM was producing computers
when Commodore was producing typewriters, and IBM got computers into
business, where Commodore failed to do that with the Amiga. The "game
computer" label for the Amiga I think was a problem at first, I believe
that problem of being labeled a game computer disapeared when the toaster
and the Amiga started to head toward video.
Richard -> AutoPilot on the A1000
PMFJI here, but:
> IBM was producing computers when Commodore was producing typewriters <
Actually, I believe you'll find the Commodore KIM listed as the "first
manufactured desktop computer"; this was in the early or mid '70s.
IBM Mainframes and Commodore typewriters do go back to the late '50s….
Mr. Cynic
> IBM Mainframes and Commodore typewriters do go back to the late '50s….
That's what I was speaking of, IBM mainframes that is.
Richard -> AutoPilot on the A1000
Actually, Commodore was producing microcomputers before IBM ever marketed a PC.
I wasn't speaking about just PC's, IBM mainframes were around before
Commodore started producing desktop computers.
Richard -> AutoPilot on the A1000
And T. J. Watson was making calculators and various 'business machines' long
before that.
Robb
Oh, okay. Then you forgot about the Univac. It was built back when IBM was
selling typewriters.
I was speaking about Commodore and IBM. I don't remember speaking about
any other company.
Richard -> AutoPilot on the A1000