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>Me too, on my trusty old Apple II, with the Z-80 card. Funny how many people think the world began with the incorporation of Microsoft and will end with its demise.

I started in the mainframe end in 1967, and when PCs first came out they were sneered at by all of us in that field as mere toys. Also, IBM was steamrolling all competitors (mainframes) and we all felt they would go on forever.
Even when IBM delivered its first PC - effectively legitimizing them in the business world - we continued to snicker at the boys with the little toys.

My, how things can change!

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>Alan