23 Jun
2007
23 Jun
'07
5:12 p.m.
On 23 Jun 2007 at 19:47, B. Degnan wrote:
The appliance computer is defined as a computer ready
to be used,
out-of-the-box directly from the manufacturer. No component assembly
required.
...which reminds me of the Eagle demonstrations. Essentially a
competition where a bunch of folks were given Eagles in factory
packaging and a contest was held to see who could get a system
unpacked and running.
Wasn't the record something like 30 seconds?
Eagle was one of those companies heavily reliant upon the instincts
of a CEO who liked to engage in risky behavior. They lost the bet on
that one. It was too bad--the Eagle was a nice system and the
company never recovered after Barnhart's death.
Cheers,
Chuck