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offline pigster from melbs on 2005-08-07 05:03 [#01686536]
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which was first to make an operating system (is that what
theyre called)?
i think the first apple mac was 84?


 

offline pf from Finland on 2005-08-07 05:07 [#01686538]
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mac, I think


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2005-08-07 05:08 [#01686540]
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LAZY_HISTORY


 

offline pf from Finland on 2005-08-07 05:12 [#01686544]
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here is a great article on GUI's


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2005-08-07 05:18 [#01686549]
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'The first practical computers were made by the Inca using
ropes and pulleys.'
ok... but what about between microsoft and apple.
i mean like, the first colour one to get out of the whole
black n white dos stuff? (im not very big when it comes to
computer talk)


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-08-07 05:25 [#01686555]
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from wikipedia:

"Microsoft's big break came when IBM was planning to
enter the personal computer market with its IBM Personal
Computer (PC), which was released on August 12, 1981. IBM
first approached Digital Research about using CP/M as their
operating system. IBM representatives wanted Digital to sign
their standard nondisclosure agreement, but Digital
considered it overly burdensome and refused. IBM moved to
the next group on their list, Microsoft. Microsoft agreed to
license an OS to IBM for use in their PCs.

However, Microsoft did not have an OS at the time, so they
purchased a CP/M clone called QDOS ("Quick and Dirty
Operating System") from Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer
Products for $50,000. The Microsoft rerelease was called
PC-DOS."


and

"The Macintosh's predecessor, the Lisa computer, was
introduced in January 1983 for a price of $9,995.00 with
many of the GUI-related innovations later seen on the
Macintosh. It was aimed at business customers but was too
much of a hard sell at the time; it was not a success for
Apple, and the line was discontinued in 1986.

The Macintosh was hinted at on January 22, 1984, with a
famous Super Bowl commercial featuring a female athlete
throwing a hammer through a giant TV screen image of a
dictator ("Big Brother", alluding to the tyrant character of
the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and to the dominant computer
maker at that time: IBM, colloquially known in the industry
as "Big Blue"). The Macintosh was officially introduced and
went on sale on January 24, 1984, for a price of
$2,495.00."


I just read through the entries quickly, so maybe I missed
something.


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2005-08-07 05:25 [#01686556]
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try further down the page


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-08-07 05:27 [#01686558]
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and it's wikipedia, so it could just be.. you know, shit.


 

offline nobsmuggler from silly mid-off on 2005-08-07 05:27 [#01686559]
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mac 80's windows 90's is what i can make out


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-08-07 06:13 [#01686583]
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but which is now the better os? Tiger seems to have all the
same technology as Vista but is about 2 years ahead.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-08-07 06:22 [#01686588]
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it probably doesn't matter that much, which you use.


 

offline pf from Finland on 2005-08-07 06:38 [#01686595]
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Tiger is really stable, hasnt crashed once. I use a G5 at
work. And the GUI on Tiger might be nicer.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-08-07 06:43 [#01686600]
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yes... i think i will lose my mac virginity very soon when i
buy the newly updated ibook g4 with the new mighty mouse.


 


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