The IBM (I've Been Mulling) PC

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Leonard" <trixter at oldskool.org> To: <General at mail.mobygames.com>; "Discussion at mail.mobygames.com :On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: Re: The IBM (I've Been Mulling) PC I am sure somebody would have coded Lotus to some other desktop x86 type PC and it would have taken off. The Apple II took off just because of visivcalc. I view the apps as being more important then the hardware. The IBM PC became a huge hit because it was an open architecture and it had IBM backing, the clones just made it more universal with companies having the expensive IBM and Compaq machines and home users had the lesser clones. I don't think the PC explosion would have come about without the clones.