Subj : Perceptions
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Mortar
Date : Tue Jan 13 2026 09:40:28

  Re: Re: The Birth of HobbyNet
  By: Mike Dippel to Amessyroom on Tue Jan 13 2026 09:18:06

 > My first computer was a Texas Instrument (forgot the model # maybe 99-4a))
 > and I was very happy with it.  I figured I didn't need a real computer,
 > until I purchased one.

Believe it or not, your TI 99/4a /was/, by definition, a real computer.  Just because its specs weren't as good as others (yet better than some), doesn't make it any less a computeer.  You didn't purchasee a "real" computer, you bought a better computer.

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