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PET Computer Article, Circa 1978

Posted by emmett on from the a-bargain-at-$595 dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Every month, Playboy features excerpts from current and historic issues. This month's historic issue is from 1978 and features a very brief write-up of the new Commodore PET computer."

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  1. Re:What's the point? by UncleRoger · · Score: 5
    Maybe I'm just a female who could care less about playboy . . .

    But maybe you should care a little bit more about your history.

    The point is, if you don't know where you come from, you don't know where you're going. Do you know when and where computer-based video-conferencing was first demonstrated? (Try 30 years ago, Stanford and SF.) How about what the first personal computer was? (Guess again.) Can you identify the first clamshell-style laptop? (Or the second?)

    Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. If you want to learn more, check out the Vintage Computer Festival. (You can also check out my collection.)

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    Stupid people will be persecuted to the fullest extent allowed by law.