Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution

From	mm0fmf <none@invalid.com>
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Subject	Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution
Date	2024-08-12 21:45 +0100
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On 12/08/2024 18:04, The Real Bev wrote:

> As I recall, when you executed Ventura (from a floppy, of course) it 
> first brought up GEM.  That was the only time I ever saw it.  I used VP 
> first in 1988 or 89, and then at a different job in 1991.  Before 
> Windows 3.0 in 1990, according to Gemini. Must have been MSDOS...
> 
> 

GEM was DR's Graphics Environment Manager and was available for x86 and 
also ran on the Atari ST. It was a total dog, at least on the Atari. I 
had the misfortune to have to write software for it on the ST a long 
time back. I'm trying to suppress the nightmares returning.

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50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution "internetado" <internetado@fanless.alt119.net> - 2024-08-11 18:38 -0300
  Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-12 11:51 +0042
    Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-08-12 15:03 +0000
      Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-08-12 15:18 +0000
    Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-12 23:09 +0000
  Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-12 08:24 -0700
    Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-12 17:12 +0100
      Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-12 10:04 -0700
        Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2024-08-12 21:45 +0100
        Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-12 21:53 +0100
          Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-13 08:40 -0700
            Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-13 21:51 +0000
              Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-13 21:47 -0700
                Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-14 05:41 +0000
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                Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-14 19:58 +0000
    Re: 50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-12 23:12 +0000

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