13 Oct
2002
13 Oct
'02
1:54 p.m.
John Lawson wrote:
It was such a snazzy name: Fortune 32:16. A business
name -
substantial,
executive - not like having Fruit on your desk... or a business computer
touted by... Charlie Chaplin???? Puh-leeeze!
In the late 70s and early 80s, business people knew that computers were
giant machines sequestered in a temple with raised access flooring, heavy-
duty air conditioning, and their own priests and accolytes to keep the
rabble away. So if you wanted to have any hope of selling small computers
to business people, it was *essential* to make them seem friendly and
approachable.