26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
1:20 p.m.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Jason McBrien wrote:
OK, branching off another thread. There probably
aren't many, but there are
a few clones that I'd consider "interesting." I'd say the PCjr counts,
it
was a pretty strange system - the unsuccessful IIgs of the PC world. Sidecar
expansion slots, IR keyboard and cartridges...
The PCJr was a bad case of giving people what they asked for, and not
doing enough research to find out what they really wanted.
"Well, for my HOME machine, I don't need much memory, and one floppy drive
should do it, and I don't need a hard drive, . . . "
As soon as they took delivery, the users demanded the capability of
upgrading into a complete XT.
The last of the PS/2's had some strange designs.
I like that mechanical linkage running from the front to a physical switch
at the rear. Now THAT had style.
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