So, you're saying that a computer company that had one of the top computers on the market would have gone belly up if not for the Mac? I'm not sure I'm buying that, why? -- gt
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Roger Haney <[email protected]> wrote: > Simple answer: Apple would not have survived. > > > --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Gord Tulloch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Gord Tulloch <[email protected]> >> Subject: What if Apple hadn't created the Mac? >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 5:37 PM >> Hi all: >> >> I'm an Apple II enthusiast who also dabbles in vintage >> Macs, although >> mostly as a means of running emulators and hardware like >> the Apple //e >> emulator board for PDS :) >> >> One thing I've been pondering lately that I thought I'd >> bounce off the >> group is: What if Apple has never invented the Mac? What >> would the >> computer landscape have looked like? What directions would >> Apple have >> taken the Apple II? Would Apple's dominance in >> personal computers >> have continued rather than spending some years as a niche >> player? >> Would DOS/Windoze have been a big player? >> >> I'm also asking the same questions on Apple II forums, to >> get a sort >> of "pro" Apple II perspective, but I'm hoping to get a more >> "anti" >> perspective from Vintage Mac users (since for better or >> worse in >> essence Steve Jobs "killed" the Apple II to ensure the Mac >> would be >> the core product at Apple). I'll write up the responses >> into an >> article that I'll certainly share (I'm not doing this for a >> paid job >> FWIW, I wish!). Thanks! >> >> Regards, >> Gord >> >> -- >> ----- >> You received this message because you are a member of the >> Vintage Macs group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> > > > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- Gord Tulloch, Winnipeg, MB --- National Coordinator for Canada, Astronomers Without Borders Ph. 204-801-0874 http://www.facebook.com/gord.tulloch Skype:gordtulloch AAVSO:TGR -- AWB http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org RASC Winnipeg Centre http://winnipeg.rasc.ca 100HA co-webmaster http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org Apple ][ Forever! http://www.apple2forever.com Personal Blog at http://snowyplainsastro.blogspot.com -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
