On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, William Donzelli wrote:
Since most
folks are right-handed, having the drives on the right is pretty
reasonable. The physical design was allegedly patterened after the
pple-][ whose market IBM coveted.
I really doubt that they looked at Apple for the design. IBM has pretty
much been on top of the pile as far as ergonomics and ease of maintenance
since the 1950s. Sure, the PC is not exactly their shining moment, but it
does show some thought for a design with a low production cost in mind.
Acually, there are rumors abound that IBM modeled the PC after the
successful Apple ][. But, rhey are just rumors and anecdotes passed
around like those in Dick's message.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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