7 Jun
2014
7 Jun
'14
6:24 a.m.
On 07/06/14 1:06 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 06/06/2014 09:40 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
The II and the Mac are so different that it's hard to imagine the
affinity would be automatic, though.
There might have been some brand loyalty; I have great memories of the
BBC Microcomputers we used in high school.
That's nearly completely opposite to my
experience among the Apple II
crowd
in the midwest of the United States. Many of the Apple II enthusiasts
wanted the Lisa, but it was too expensive for them. When the Mac was
introduced, they were quick to adopt it.
Let's not forget all of the Apple IIs that were sent to schools--very
many an early student's exposure to computers started with an Apple II
in school.
My reaction to the first Mac was that the screen was way too small for
me. It was Osborne all over again.
Serious users installed third party 21" megapixel displays at the first
opportunity, and of course the Mac II family came with larger, colour
monitors.
--Toby
--Chuck