1 Jun
2007
1 Jun
'07
12:43 p.m.
On 1 Jun 2007 at 15:00, Ethan Dicks wrote:
and on and on and on...
Of course, once the PC Crowd latches onto one of those technologies,
it's the "greatest thing evar". Doesn't matter that you had it 5+
years before and they didn't care.
Aw c'mon Ethan. Much of this stuff was available as third-party add-
ons at around the same time or even earlier for the PC platform. In
fact, the EGA and PGA both predate the Amiga in the marketplace by a
full year. You might as well criticize the Amiga for not having an
integral scanner.
But, in view of the PC as a serious business machine, many of these
observations are quite accurate. Bread-and-butter applications in
1985 were spreadsheet, word processing, database and the usual
bookkeeping apps (AP, AR, GL, Payroll, Order entry, etc.). A key
criterion for compatibility was "Will it run Lotus 123?"
You don't need much more than a beep for those in the way of sound.
Heck, I've still got a light pen for a PC.
I look at it in the same way the audiophiles do. You can buy an all-
in-one box at the outset or you can go the component route. Which
makes more sense depends on your needs. As long as you're offering
components, you don't stand a chance offering an all-in-one box as
direct competition. Many manufacturers who attempted to do so
(outside of laptop/notebook vendors) received a rude surprise.
Cheers,
Chuck