Re: Apple Computers-collector's items?

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <gabrielr-0908960933160001@ts17-5.wla.ts.ucla.edu>,
Gabriel Rossman <gabrielr@ucla.edu> wrote:
>what really blows my mind is that apple didn't discontinue the worthless
>things until c. 93. It saddened me that schools would by more obsolete
>technology when they could get a less obsolete mac color classic w/ a IIe
>compatability card for the same price.

   A computer is as "worthless" as the amount of time you put into
it. At the time, the Mac color classic might have been less obsolete.
However, the macs became obsolete _FAR_ faster than the //e did-- it
took many years after the //e came out before it was considered
"worthless" by the folks that have been suckered into replacing their
computers monthly. The Mac Color Classic lasted a year or so tops
before the Powermacs came out and consigned it to being a boat anchor.

Nathan Mates
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