Re: The Apple ][ was crap

[Lord of the Flies <python@ux1.cyberenet.net>]

In comp.sys.cbm Biggo <biggo@blue-win.ch> wrote:
> 
> "Look, we've erm sorta constructed this erm computer or
> whatsitcalledanyway erm and erm actually it was another
> erm firm who did (That was the Amiga. Ed.) but erm anyway
> it's got BASIC and erm memory inside and perphiri periff
> prefile perferals or something and erm you can actually do
> stuff with it so buy it and start erm doing stuff with it.
> ***You'll have to buy a erm manual to be able to erm do all
> this erm wonderful stuff and erm we could have put the erm
> manual into the box but this would have erm confused people.***
> Look, we have an Army General as our CEO, so we must be a
> great company."
> 
> [snip]  We Specchums think we were smart because we could do amazing 
> things with a little calculator and its manual. Poor C64ers were left 
> out in the cold with a RUN/STOP key and not much else :-)
> 
>     Biggo.
[Ed. Note-- The "***" designates emphasis added.]
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Pretty funny, no doubt.  :)

But if Commie users are do dumb and Speccys users are so smart, then how
come you're so WRONG?  Hmmm?  I bought my C=64 in the US in Dec. of '82
and it DID have a manual in the box, the same manual that everyone else
got!  Ha!  So there!  =-D  In your face!  Whaddya think of that!?  
:-p' <pffffftttt!>

You're no doubt thinking of the _Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference_
_Guide_ which is certainly not the same thing.  You DID have to buy that
one, and it wasn't for beginners like the--and any good--_User's Guide_.
It was much more advanced, of a technical nature.  Cryptic and not exactly
friendly, but extremely exhaustive; much more so than with the 'puters of
today, that's for sure.  Jac'offs!


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