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I almost entirely agree with your post, though I'll note that the Apple II was unique specifically because it came pre-assembled in a plastic case and was marke
by glhaynes 17y ago
I almost entirely agree with your post, though I'll note that the Apple II was unique specifically because it came pre-assembled in a plastic case and was marketed to "regular people". Still, obviously most users were hobbyists, just less "hardcore" than those who assembled their own Altairs.
- nkassis 17y agoand the comodore 64 was a kit?
- rbanffy 17y agoThe 64 appeared much later.
- whyenot 17y agoTrue, but the Commodore PET was released in 1977. No assembly required. Another example is the Tandy TRS-80 Model I, also released in 1977.
- hernan7 17y agoAlso, let's not forget the grand-daddy of the out-of-the-box-experience computer appliance -- the Atari 2600. Came out in 1977 too.
- pasbesoin 17y agoI thought the original Apple (Apple I) was the version that came as a kit. Wikipedia agrees. The circuit board was complete, but the purchaser needed to "build the case". However, to make a working computer, users still had to add a case, power supply transformers, power switch, ASCII keyboard, and composite video display http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I