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4. April 5, 1982 was my first day working on a computer. Ten Meg.

Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:15 AM

Aug 2023

No mouse, no spreadsheets. Been on a computer most every day since.

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On this day, August 12, 1981, the IBM PC was released. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

$5150 was just about the price too/ nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #1

Back in the day I was an SS-50 bus fan. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2023 #3

April 5, 1982 was my first day working on a computer. Ten Meg. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #4

The Digital Equipment Corp came out with the Rainbow 100 grumpyduck Aug 2023 #5