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Re: [TCLUG:20067] ancient computers



David S. Cargo allegedly wrote:
> I can talk more about memory than cost.
> 
> These machines had 4K, 8K, and 16K memory cards.
> 
> (See:  http://www.cs.virginia.edu/brochure/museum.html)
> 
> There used to be classic 3 board computers, CPU card,
> memory card, and an I/O card.  The memory card might have
> 1K or 4K on it.
> 
> Eventually the I/O card added floppy controllers and serial
> ports, and then it became practical to have something like
> an operating system (CP/M-80) and a programming language
> (BASIC).

And we have been paying for those two mistakes ever since.  ;^)

Adios,
Chris
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