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pile of moldy rubber and steel. Thanks to hours of tinkering and<br />
research just to keep everything alive, I developed a deep practical<br />
knowledge of computer and tech history. I’ll share that with you as I<br />
dig into boxes and pull things from shelves for this column.<br />
The invention of the digital computer will drive this column, but<br />
the computer (specifically, the microcomputer) has been incorporated<br />
into so many different types of products that my topic possibilities<br />
are nearly endless. So I’ll be covering video games, cell phones, and<br />
calculators, as well as various computers. I also may go into the technologies<br />
that made modern gadgets possible, such as the QWERTY<br />
keyboard on a typewriter.<br />
What better way to start than with my first experience with an IBM<br />
<strong>PC</strong>-compatible machine: the Toshiba T1000.<br />
A TASTE OF TOSHIBA T1000<br />
When I was a kid, IBM <strong>PC</strong>-compatible computers seemed impenetrably<br />
complex and daunting. As I watched my father use one at work, I often<br />
The Toshiba<br />
T1000 was<br />
small enough<br />
to fit into a<br />
briefcase.<br />
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