13 May
1997
13 May
'97
1 a.m.
On Mon, 12 May 1997, Charles P. Hobbs wrote:
Of course, nowadays, you can get just about any of
these old systems for
around $10, but back in the old days, when these systems (yes, even a VIC)
cost $300 and up, the Apple vs TRS80 vs Commodore vs. IBM vs Mac vs Amiga
vs Atari discussions approached the intensity of jihads!
Checked into the OS Holy Wars in the comp.os.(crossposted).advocacy
newsgroups lately? Makes our old squabbles about mere hardware
architecture seem like nothing.
And there were never any arguments about TRS-80 vs. Amiga. By the time
the Amiga made any impact, the TRS-80 was being pretty well phased out
in favor of those damned Tandy 1000 atrocities.
--
Ward Griffiths
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within
the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Wolfe