February 3, 200917 yr Author It is thanks to Apple II that the PC exist: the mixture of an AppleII (with removable PCB under the top cover) and an IBM (fixes finished) gave birth to the PC which you know... Into AppleII, each peripheral had a PCB has to insert into the mobo under the top cover: floppy, graphic card (B/N or Color), etc... And each external peripheral had a cable between the pcb and the peripheral... Cable which disappeared on the PC because they are connected to the interior of the tower... Egidio. /monthly_06_2011/post-47-130810228396_thumb.jpg
February 3, 200917 yr The Z-100, made by Zenith, was the very first computer I used while in the Air Force. I remember when they purchased them, and saw them sit on the floor for months, because nobody knew how to operate them ...lol The Z-100 didn't have a mouse (wasn't invented then), used Microsoft Z-DOS, and had a telecommunications link called BBS, where you could communicate with others (kind of like today's instant messing programs). Here is a link where a guy took many pictures. Edited March 6, 20197 yr by Gator
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