[Elecraft] ELEPRODUCT POLL (WAS Any advice on the OHR WM-2 QRPwattmeter?)

[Bill Coleman]

On May 14, 2004, at 7:40 PM, Rick Tavan wrote:

> In the opinion of many, the open spec of the IBM PC was a singular 
> event that triggered the demise of IBM's domination of the computer 
> industry. Of course, many thought that was a good thing.

Actually, even with all the clone makers out there, IBM dominated the 
market right up until they tried to make it proprietary. When IBM 
introduced the microchannel architecture (MCA) machines, they took off 
in an different direction than the rest of the market -- and the market 
left them behind.

> Also, IBM's choice of Microsoft as the O/S supplier and Intel as the 
> CPU supplier for their PC was the dual event that marked the ascension 
> of those two vendors to replace IBM in domination of the computer 
> industry. And many think that was a bad thing.

Few remember that IBM had three different OSes available for the 
original IBM PC - PC-DOS, CP-M 86, and the UCSD P-system. PC-DOS was 
the least expensive.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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