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Home computers have come a long way in 40 years

Honeywell 316 Home Computer (picture from Wikipedia)
There’s an interesting short article in Wired:
In 1969, the Neiman Marcus catalog offered the first home PC, a stylish stand-up model called the Honeywell Kitchen Computer, priced at $10,600. The picture shows an aproned housewife caressing the machine, with this tag line: “If she can only cook as well [...]

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