Re: Quality

[Adrian Vance <avsystem@rain.org>]

   This guy only proves that even in the world of computing there are 
jerks that will go out of their way to hurt people and think they've 
accomplished something in the process!  Amazing.

   The most important thing to be said about the Apple II is that is the 
computer that changed the world and made the IBM possible, including all 
the slots into which special cards could be plugged.

   In the late 70's I was in the school market educational supplemental 
materials business, filmstrip in particular, and saw the computer 
coming.  We surveyed the market an as many of you will recall, it 
included such things as Ohio Scientific, various CP/M machines, Tandy, 
Texas Instruments, some wierd thing from BBC (UK), Commodore and perhaps 
a few others, but there in the middle of all it stood Apple like a new 
mushroom glistening in the rain.  We saw it, we ran it, we ran with it 
and our first project, a series of educational filmstrips about the Apple 
II and how to use it, cleaned up!  We owned the market because everyone 
else made films about all the various kinds of computers, failing to see 
that this was a war and one would win.  We put our money on the Apple II 
and we won until John Sculley, the seven million dollar per year man, 
came along and blew the dream at the point where Apple had penetrated 
only eight percent of the school market!  A two billion dollar a year 
business went down the toilet and "John" is "hangin' with Hillary."

   Many of us know that we have lost something with the end of Apple II 
manufacture and are hoping that Matsushista, as rumored, or some other 
Japanese company will come along and revitalize the II and once again 
seek prominence in the school market.

   Apple made the perfect educational machine in the GS with its 
wonderful color, sound and the capability to run all the old software, 
given a 5.25 inch drive.  With the GS the school's investment would not 
be lost and the technology would celebrate the perfection it achieved 
before John Sculley decided to force the Macs down the school market 
throat.  Well, guess who gagged?  First it was the school market and now 
it's John, but he has his money....

   Will this be a never ending story where the occasional prick will 
excite those of us who are involved to document the truth of the 
situation?  Keep tuned to this channel; the one where it is happening.

   Adrian Vance, CEO, AV Systems, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA

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