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Re: iPhone bricks - more info

IMHO IIRC

2007-10-26, 4:33 am

In news:alpine.OSX.0.9999.0710252032350.4480@pangtzu.panda.com,
Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> typed:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, IMHO IIRC wrote:
>
> That's only because you restricted the mass storage to cassette. If you
> allow hard disk, floppy, or random-access tape then there are multiple
> personal computers earlier than June 1977.
>
> -- Mark --
>
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The Datapoint 2200 did have cassette data storage in addition to optional
disk drives.
So it does indeed meet the specs that Oxford quoted.
It was introduced in 1971.
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=596

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