Perso=
nal computers are very modern. Many taking this quiz have lived through the=
ir entire “history”. Not “computers” per se, since =
the word entered English language in 1700’s and the mechanical device=
s for almost 100 years. But we’ve witnessed amazing development=
s in the “PERSONAL” computers, Can you give the year when=
each of these hit the market? (There may be slight variations in dating, s=
o will grant +/- one year at my whim.)
Example 1977 =3D Apple II (Steve Wozniak fame)
1. _=
______ IBM PC
2. _____=
__ Apple Newton
3. ___=
____ IBM Scamp (prototype) computer
=
&n=
bsp;
4. _______ Compaq Portable
5. _______ Apple I
6. _______ Powerbook
=
7. _______ TRS-80 (Radio Shack “Tra=
sh 80”)
8. _______ &nbs=
p; IBM Thinkpad
9. _______ &n=
bsp; Compaq Deskpro 386
10. _______&nbs=
p; Apple Macintosh
11. _______ Ata=
ri 800
12. _______ Palm Pilot and=
Sony Vaio
13. _______ Altair 880 =
kit (coined term “personal computer”)
 =
;
14. _______ IBM PS/2
15=
=2E _______ Texas Instruments TR-99
Bonus: Give name AN=
D year of the best selling personal computer in history:
a. _=
________________
b. _______
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Dr. Bob Griffin
“Abhorring all my sin, adoring =
only Him”
[email protected] www.grif.net