Re: Free IBM AT

From: Jerome Vernet <vernet.jerome_at_email.domain.hidden>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:36:35 +0100

Le 24 fŽvr. 06, ˆ 04:15, Chris M a Žcrit :

> Im sure some of those stories would prove very
> interesting. How about publishing memoirs ;)? What
> could be said, and this will seem in stark contrast to
> my prior rambling, is that the AT was THE machine for
> its time. The Lisa was the machine for ANOTHER time.
>

The Lisa is a sort of UFO in the microcomputer history. In fact, it's not a microcomputer, to my mind. It's much closer to a 'minicomputer' in it's conception (separate cards, esay replacement of part). This conception made his cost too high and kill him.

Jerome

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