Re:VisiCalc – The Early Days (2003)
by WalterBright on Saturday August 10, 2024 @02:54AM
(#41207803)
I spent about $3000 for an IBM PC and I forgot what the daisy wheel Diablo 630 printer was, maybe a couple grand. A hard disk for it wasn't available at the time.
DOS was $40. CPM/86 was something like $186. Which is why everybody bought DOS instead of CPM/86.
My first computer (other than single board CPU projects) was an H11. You can see it on my profile:
DOS was $40. CPM/86 was something like $186. Which is why everybody bought DOS instead of CPM/86.
My first computer (other than single board CPU projects) was an H11. You can see it on my profile:
https://twitter.com/WalterBright
I'm still sitting in the same chair. The desk I made in wood shop in high school.