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Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly by stephengillie on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:12PM (#9695439)
> I find it very hard to remember something that went from business to the home market successfully.

The Personal Computer.

Remember that mainframe you have at work that can crunch right thru spreadsheet numbers? Now you can have that same convenience at home. And this one can play Frogger too.

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Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly by raverbashing on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:16PM (#9695483)
A Personal Computer (which started with the Apple I/II and after that to work, with IBM) is different from a Mainframe
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Re:Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly by stephengillie on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @05:51PM (#9695782)
Yeah, it's a personal mainframe. That's how they were marketed - it does the same things, but it's small enough to have in your home.
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