Missing choice (Score: 1) by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-09-22 23:56 (#2SSS) So in this poll, it's like the MITS Altair 8800 never happened in 1975? And none of the 8080/Z-80 CP/M systems mattered? Re: Missing choice (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-23 00:02 (#2SST) ...and "mainframes" covers all the different computers pre ~1975, like the CDC 6600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation#CDC_6600:_defining_supercomputing , earlier/smaller IBMs, etc, etc? Re: Missing choice (Score: 2, Funny) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 08:52 (#2STH) I'm sympathetic, but this poll was already getting pretty long. Here, you can have a refund of your purchase price! Yay for the CDC 6500! (Score: 1) by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 13:36 (#2STZ) No problem. Turns out I am an idiot anyway. I see it says "used", not "acquired". I voted. Mainframes edge to within 1 of a tie!
Re: Missing choice (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-23 00:02 (#2SST) ...and "mainframes" covers all the different computers pre ~1975, like the CDC 6600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation#CDC_6600:_defining_supercomputing , earlier/smaller IBMs, etc, etc? Re: Missing choice (Score: 2, Funny) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 08:52 (#2STH) I'm sympathetic, but this poll was already getting pretty long. Here, you can have a refund of your purchase price! Yay for the CDC 6500! (Score: 1) by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 13:36 (#2STZ) No problem. Turns out I am an idiot anyway. I see it says "used", not "acquired". I voted. Mainframes edge to within 1 of a tie!
Re: Missing choice (Score: 2, Funny) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 08:52 (#2STH) I'm sympathetic, but this poll was already getting pretty long. Here, you can have a refund of your purchase price! Yay for the CDC 6500! (Score: 1) by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 13:36 (#2STZ) No problem. Turns out I am an idiot anyway. I see it says "used", not "acquired". I voted. Mainframes edge to within 1 of a tie!
Yay for the CDC 6500! (Score: 1) by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 13:36 (#2STZ) No problem. Turns out I am an idiot anyway. I see it says "used", not "acquired". I voted. Mainframes edge to within 1 of a tie!