Re: "The Apple II is DEAD" - Long Live the Apple II

[neville@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Neville Smith)]

In article <2d8gej$lej@sleepy.cc.utexas.edu> foegelle@sleepy.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle) writes:
>In article <1993Nov27.005935.26608@gallant.apple.com>,
>David A Lyons  <dlyons@apple.com> wrote:
>>VHS vs. BetaMax is a difference in packaging only:  The content, recorded
>>programs, is the same (except for a small difference in picture quality?).
>
>Not exactly..  Actually, Beta typically has better picture quality for the
>original (standard) speed, vs. that of VHS.  However there were limitations,
>the first being the fact that a Beta tape at the fast speed (short time) 
>couldn't hold most full length feature films, so that hurt the home video 
>market.  (And of course changing the speed to accomodate the longer times
>reduced image quality..)  But what really hurt Beta most of all was Sony's 
>over pricing and poor marketting strategy.  VHS makers soon flooded the 
>market with comparatively cheap VHS machines which value conscious shoppers

Another major influence on which format sold more concerns pornography.
Sony wouldn't allow pornography to be sold on Beta.
That's a -huge- market.

Trip Hawkins with his 3DO realised this and is allowing it on that machine.
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