Re: The Apple ][ was cool!

[Biggo <biggo@blue-win.ch>]

Darren Salt wrote:
> 
> I demand that Biggo may or may not have written...
> 
> > Darren Salt wrote:
> >> They tried to market the PowerMac as the first home RISC-based machine -
> >> conveniently forgetting that Acorn had beaten them by nearly 7 years...
> 
> > I don't remember them claiming to be the "first". "First gigaflop personal
> > computer", yes.
> 
> "Our ARM 32-bit RISC processors have delivered these capabilities to our many
> customers in education, the home and industry worldwide, in our products
> since 1987.
> "So it comes as little surprise to hear that Apple's new desktop range also
> incorporates 32-bit RISC technology.
> "Oh well. Better late than never."

Nice, useful venom spitting. We were the first! We were the first!
But, as I said, I don't recall Apple saying "the first RISC machine".
After all, they were putting RISC chips in their printers since the
first LaserWriter.
And as for the "better late than never", why don't the Acorn boys
publish a daily message insulting all PC producers for not using
RISC chips? You'd expect this from a sensible marketing team :-)))

-- 
Biggo. Con firma provvisoria.