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Early 80s computers were a niche market largely sold to people interested in computers and programming.
by ofalkaed 4y ago
Early 80s computers were a niche market largely sold to people interested in computers and programming.
- anonzzzies 4y agoEveryone was talking automation of business early 80s. Home computers were for gaming and programming, but PCs were meant for non programmers. Even some of the home computers were pushed for business or at least non tech users.
- ofalkaed 4y agoSure but that market was just starting out in the early 80s, even gaming was more of something they could do not really something they were sold for, the cool kids had a 2600, geeks had computers.
- anonzzzies 4y agoNot in my town: sad kids had 2600 with expensive cartridges; cool kids had tapes they could copy to their mates. No one paid for games here.
- zabzonk 4y agoin the early 80s, all branches of wh smith, the uk's largest newsagent chain, had computers on display and available to use (or misuse, in the case of small children) - they were broadly targetted consumer goods.
- lapcat 4y agoI disagree. The "killer app" of the Apple II was VisiCalc, a spreadsheet. That's why my dad bought a computer for his home office. Computers were also used in education: I was exposed to them in junior high.
- ipaddr 4y agoI have an original VisiCalc copy for an Ace computer 1981.. beautiful leather manual.