From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Tue Nov 25 2003 - 06:50:02 PST
on 25/11/03 09:13, Eric Schneck at eschneck_at_mindspring.com wrote:
> I suppose that people are having fun running up the polling numbers for the
> Newt, but the poll's question is not "What is the best PDA of all time" or
> even "What is the best computer of all time". The question is "Which was the
> most important PC of all time?". I personally tend to think that the machines
> that ignited the personal computing revolution, such as the Altair, are way
> more important than our beloved green friends. Without the Newton, there would
> be no Palm or PocketPC, but without those early Altairs and Apple IIs there
> would be no Newton. Just my 2 cents.
Very good point, Eric!
-Laurent.
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