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CTyankee

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4. That's pretty incredible, envisioning a small PC. Weren't the first computers huge

Reply to Aldo Leopold (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 09:48 AM

Feb 2013

and kept in separate climate controlled rooms at separate buildings? I seem to recall the discussions about "mainframe" and one of my earliest work situations actually had a separate room for The Computer, run by a separate staff.

The idea of a desk top PC didn't become practical for most people until the 1980s. I recall my little Apple...

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Cronkite, in 1967, accurately describes 21st Century home office [View all] Aldo Leopold Feb 2013 OP

That's awesome!! xoom Feb 2013 #1

well - probably even longer days el_bryanto Feb 2013 #3

So true! I always spy on my wife and kids (who are at home, too) while I'm working in my home office alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #2

That's pretty incredible, envisioning a small PC. Weren't the first computers huge CTyankee Feb 2013 #4

video... Chiyo-chichi Feb 2013 #5

He's got online news feeds and weather, real-time stock prices, flat-screen monitors, Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #6