9 Apr
1999
9 Apr
'99
9:37 p.m.
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
It would be well to get the timelines aligned. The
model 1 was of 1977
vintage. The model -3 was worked up in the late '70's before Apple got its
juggernaut rolling. Radio Shack had a real chance to make the microcomputer
market its own. No one had a decent sales and service network, not to
So they had a chance if...what? The fact is they didn't so why bother to
speculate over past history.
suggest that Radio Shack's was really decent, but
at least it was there.
The Model 3 was out in '81? by which time double density was "old hat" and
by 1982-1983, Apple had the door closed. Having turned out two (if not
more) pieces of relative rubbish, the RS people had no chance after 1983.
Actually, the Model II/12/16 machines seemed to have done quite well in
the small business arena. In my opinion, the II/12/16 are very nicely
designed machines, and I've enjoyed even the litle time I've spent with
the ones in my collection. TRSDOS-II is quite robust (surprisingly).
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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