[ros-general] ros chatter

[Rick Parrish]

Mark Grosberg wrote:

>There is more in Boca than just spam you know. In fact, the birthplace of the PC (not that it was a great architecture) is a 5 minute walk from my house.
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(clears throat) *ahem*

That would be the birthplace of the IBM PC.  You know the one - Intel 
8088 microprocessor with 64k DRAM, choice of monochrome or CGA graphics, 
optional 160 kilobyte single-sided 5.25" floppy disk drive. Having been 
involved with microcomputers since before IBM's entry into the market, I 
feel obligated to point out that there were personal computers before 
the IBM PC (like the Apple II, Atari 400/800, Commodore's C-64 and CBM 
series, Timex Sinclair, and so many others).

Actually it *was* a great architecture because it was so open and easy 
to duplicate. We've enjoyed commodity "beige box" pricing on most of our 
hardware for most of the last two decades because of it.

Cheers,
Rick