Richard Engebretson wrote:
> On Nov 28, 3:07 am, scott moore <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Excellent. Thank you, Scott.
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> I don't have anything to add, but your CDC info rings bells. CDC was
> based here in Minnesota. I remember Otto Schmitt giving a lecture
> pu****ng "microcomputers" and how people at home could use one for
> varied tasks. He got no thanks from the "big iron" guys.
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> Thanks,
> Rick.
Yea, those things are toys. It's just a passing fad....
Actually my favorite "what if" would have been if DEC had woken up and
and put the PDP-11 forward as the first 16 bit single chip processor
in the late 70s (yes, there was a chip LSI-11, but that was three chips,
complex and microprogrammed), and really pu****ng it as an embedded
processor with good software sup****t. They would have laid waste to the
market and changed history utterly, instead of taking a 10 year ride to
oblivion.
Scott Moore
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