> My first computer was a 286. My dad brought it home as used salvage in 1987 because the office was going to throw it away. Okay, but that's not representativ

> My first computer was a 286. My dad brought it home as used salvage in 1987 because the office was going to throw it away. Okay, but that's not representative. 80286 maximum sales period just started in 87 and lasted until 90. In 87 at my place, in homes (I am not talking about the office world), everybody I knew (the ones who owned a computer, that is) was still using non-PC 8-bit computers (in the 1 to 4 MHz range). Then a bit later there would be the start of the non-PC 16-bits (Atari/Amiga) era (skipped by many) during which PCs were still more expensive and er... uncool, and only after that the PC started overtaking the non-PC into homes.