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Thursday, August 04, 2005
My First Computer -- Brought this puppy into Nabisco to support analysis of electronically collected time studies. I remember the director of IT coming over to my cubicle asking "You want to buy a what?" He tried to convince me that he could do what I wanted with the mainframe! I squelched his suggestion when I asked if he could guarantee the phone connection from the bakery in Mexico City. (Never traipsed this 30 pound "transportable" to there, but did use it for three years one summer at the Chuckles plant in Danville, IL.)
32 character screen with matching 32 character thermal printer.
Sweet.
And this one is the first computer I owned. Never did add up the original base price plus the upgrade to the 512k "Fat" version or the 1m "Plus". (Still got the first issue of MacWorld, which would be in mint condition if it weren't for the margin notes adding up my initial investment in computer, printer, and modem. Young Stevie Jobs was so dapper in his suit and bowtie.)
Only some of the history found here.
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