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IBM PC Announcement 1981. I

2 Aug 2001

IBM PC Announcement 1981. I am so glad we have a class act like Dan Bricklin around to educate us and give us perspective. He's truly one of my heroes.

Posted by Anil on Thursday, August 2, 2001 at 2:59 AM

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