4 Jul
2012
4 Jul
'12
7:55 a.m.
First consumer machine with
bit-mapped-only video (no text mode)?
Not the first one with bit-mapped video.
Perhaps the first one to NOT give you a test mode. THAT is an invention?
First consumer machine that
100% shipped with a mouse?
Not the first one to have a mouse available.
Perhaps the first one that could not be purchased without the bundled
mouse.
THAT is an invention?
First consumer machine with 3.5" drive
Not the first one to have a 3.5" drive
And the Seequa Chameleon would be the the first to . . .
NOT necessarily Apple, and all such impediments can be circumvented:
Which is the first personal computer to use "tamper-proof" fasteners to
block user access to the insides? (extra points for having used Velcro on
a previous model!)
Which is the first personal computer to not let you have, nor add, a
floppy drive?
Which is the first personal computer to attempt to eliminate third party
floppy drives?
Which is the first personal computer with a CRT, but not having a video
output?
Which is the first personal computer to not let you install any software
not purchased through the manufacturer?
Are THOSE "inventions"?