Re:The Haskell Elephant in the Room
by kabdib on Thursday July 30, 2020 @03:12PM
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> It also invented PC.
No. Personal computers were around for quite a while before IBM decided to enter the market (with a not very good and very expensive machine, I should add).
The PC mantle probably goes to Processor Technology, or maybe someone a little earlier. I'm counting 8-bit chipsets, the date gets pushed back a LOT farther if you're talking PDP-8s or earlier systems (much less commonly available to the public). Or you could take it forward to 1977/78 and give the title to Apple.
No. Personal computers were around for quite a while before IBM decided to enter the market (with a not very good and very expensive machine, I should add).
The PC mantle probably goes to Processor Technology, or maybe someone a little earlier. I'm counting 8-bit chipsets, the date gets pushed back a LOT farther if you're talking PDP-8s or earlier systems (much less commonly available to the public). Or you could take it forward to 1977/78 and give the title to Apple.
But it's definitely not IBM.