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    History of PCs

    Long-time reader, firsttime writer. I loved the article on the history of PCs. Brought back great memories, such as staying after school in 1979 to play games on an Apple IIc, and getting an 8088 XT with a monochrome monitor when I graduated high school in 1989. I was shocked to see all the love for IBM and a slant that it was open architecture. Why no mention of its major misstep with MCA (micro channel architecture)? I actually believe that failure is what led to the rapid adoption of ISA and EISA, and proprietary technology forever went by the wayside in the clone wars.

    Eric Jeffery

    Glad you enjoyed the article. We loved that trip down memory lane, too. There are lots of

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