11 Jun
2010
11 Jun
'10
3:05 p.m.
On 11 Jun 2010 at 14:37, Eric Smith wrote:
I would argue that it's some of the best
engineering ever, bearing in
mind that all engineering involves tradeoffs. (I would argue that the
essence of engineering is knowing how to make the tradeoff of getting
the best design for the constraints, including the manufacturing cost.)
So the Commodore 1541 would, by that logic, be some of the worst
engineering ever? (Consider the complexity of what's in the box that
operates a single drive) :)
Given that, then one could extrapolate that engineering has nothing
whatever to do withe success or failure of a product.
(Where's my Coleco ADAM?)
--Chuck