On Feb 23, 2006, at 8:59 PM, sauersr_at_email.domain.hidden wrote:
> It's truly a shame that the Lisa wasn't a success. If Apple had had
> better
> management, perhaps the company's primary platform would have had
> protected memory. It would have given Apple more credibility and saved
> users from a lot of pain.
>
> The Lisa's failure in the market doesn't diminish the excellence of so
> much of its design. It just makes it sad to contemplate what the
> platform
> could have become, had it been extended.
>
>
>
>> my apologies. I thought this was a classiccmp.org mail
>> list post. Neither can be distinguised from the other
>> unless you look at the headers. And I didn't expect to
>> see a PEECEE offered on this one! Please disregard my
>> earlier message...*yikes*
>>
>> --- Chris M <chrism3667_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> yeah, especially if you had bough either new. The
>>> Lisa
>>> was a flop, cost twice as much as an AT (at least),
>>> and the AT was a huge success (not knocking Lisa's
>>> though - I own one of each :).
>>>
>>> --- Jerome Vernet <vernet.jerome_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le 23 fŽvr. 06, ˆ 18:50, Jason Perkins a Žcrit :
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if you guys are into collecting
>>>> vintage PCs at all, but I
>>>>> just got a free IBM AT that I simply don't have
>>>> the time to mess with
>>>>> or room to store. It's got 512k of ram, a 286
>>> (w/
>>>> the co proc I think,
>>>>> I'll have to look), a VGA card of that vintage,
>>>> and a 20M Seagate disk
>>>>> (not a Computer Memories unit :( ), and the
>>> usual
>>>> 5 1/2" disk. The
>>>>> case is in very nice shape, the front plastic is
>>>> not faded.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can send you pictures if you like. It's all
>>>> original.. I would like
>>>>> to keep it, but I really need to do some
>>> invatory
>>>> reduction.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lisa and IBM PC AT...Both famous historicals
>>> systems
>>>> ;). I have both of
>>>> them, it's really a pity to compare them !
>>>>
>>>> Apart the weight, may be ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jerome
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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