Re: Errors in a Microsoft Propaganda Book

[Bill H <bill@ts1000.us>]

On Apr 21, 3:26 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Gregory Weston wrote:
> > In article <null-F6752B.07544721042...@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
> >  Greg Buchner <n...@none.invalid> wrote:
>
> >><http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u287/birne999999999/DSC00276.jpg>
>
> >>There's two.  Can everybody pick them out?
>
> > Picture of the GS, obviously.
>
> > Assertion that Windows was the first OS to [introduce] the use of mice
> > with PCs _unless_ you assume that "PC" is an abbreviation for "computer
> > compatible with the product known as the IBM Personal Computer" rather
> > than a general abbreviation for a personal computer as compared to, say,
> > an AS-400. Odd, though, since the text uses (lower cased) "personal
> > computer" later on. Note that Apple perpetuates this abuse of
> > nomenclature in their current ad campaign, though.
>
> > Assertion that Windows in 1985 was an operating system. It wasn't, and
> > even Microsoft acknowledged that Windows didn't qualify as an OS until
> > 3.1.1 shipped (and that's arguably optimistic; they may have just
> > finally decided they could get away with calling it that since the
> > popular press was telling everyone the same thing by that time).
>
> > And it fails to note that while Windows shipped in 1985 it was announced
> > (and so you could possibly say "introduced") in 1983.
>
> And the first PC "environment" that I saw that used a mouse was Visi-On
> (by Visi-Corp), pre-release, in Oct.-Nov., 1983, at a computer show.
> I was blown away by what they were able to achieve with an XT!
>
> Performance was always the big problem, until faster microprocessors
> and cheaper memory made GUIs practical.
>
> Microsoft's pre-annnouncement of Windows the following month effectively
> froze the market, effectively killing Visi-On's chances while Microsoft
> got busy trying to make Windows.
>
> Both PC efforts were catalyzed by the same Xerox PARC work that led to
> the Mac.
>
> -michael
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Back in 1983 Microsoft was working on a Windows for the Timex Sinclair
1500 - heres proof: http://www.ts1000.us/billgates1500.htm

Bill H