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... began to make money . At this point , a hundred years after Babbage's death , an engineer named Ed Roberts began wondering if he couldn't make a fully assembled computer that anyone could buy and set up by themselves . The surprising ...
... began to make money . At this point , a hundred years after Babbage's death , an engineer named Ed Roberts began wondering if he couldn't make a fully assembled computer that anyone could buy and set up by themselves . The surprising ...
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... began to hit the skids , sent him packing and closed down the business . Sinclair , however , had another company to walk into , one that he had set up shortly before arranging the joint venture with the Enterprise Board . And he began ...
... began to hit the skids , sent him packing and closed down the business . Sinclair , however , had another company to walk into , one that he had set up shortly before arranging the joint venture with the Enterprise Board . And he began ...
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... began selling dozens of copies every week . In 1981 the pace picked up still more . In the first two years , all told , VisiCalc sold about 200,000 copies at roughly $ 250 each . That generated enough money to put both Personal Software ...
... began selling dozens of copies every week . In 1981 the pace picked up still more . In the first two years , all told , VisiCalc sold about 200,000 copies at roughly $ 250 each . That generated enough money to put both Personal Software ...
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