Re: The Apple ][ was cool!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

MagerValp writes ...
> 
> >>>>> "R" == Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:
> 
> R> Commodore and Atari "lost the plot" in 1985 when they abandoned
> R> their 65xx machine user bases. Neither the ST nor the Amiga was
> R> ever serious competition for PC.
> 
> What? The Amiga and Atari ruled the home computer market during the
> late 80s and early 90s.
> 
 ....

     Unfortunately, no. Things would have been a good deal more interesting had
either machine captured a big chunk of the home market; but, it never happened.

     Although Amiga was a better computer than ST, it was a much bigger
mistake. By 1985 there weren't all that many Atari users; but, Commodore had a
chance to easily move many thousands of C64 users up to any new 65xxx-based
'Super C64' it might introduce. Instead, Commodore came out with a totally
alien 'color Mac'.



Rubywand