MELDING, MIXING, MINGLING TECHNOLOGIES

摘要

If the number 286 means anything to you, or if you recognize model number TRS-80, you've probably been using desktop computers since they were first available. Intel Corp.'s venerable 80286 microprocessor, usually abbreviated 286, was introduced in 1982. TRS-80 was the model number of RadioShack's first desktop computer, introduced in 1977. Desktop computers in those days didn't have a lot of memory. The early TRS-80s had 4 KB. Apple's flagship product, Apple II, had the same amount. Clock speeds were slow, from 1 to 2 MHz. The software that was available at that time was rudimentary at best, handling little more than word processing and accounting, and it's fair to say that most home computers in those days were sold to technophiles and assorted gadget hounds who wanted to write their own programs.