Re: Avatar?

[philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)]

In article <behrenss.729605550@hphalle6> behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes:

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>>The issue isn't one of power. The point is that there does not currently exist
>>a computer which is not tied psychologically and hence finacially to the 
>>corporate world. That is there does not exist a "personal computer". The
>>Avatar could fit that bit just right.
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>Not true. There is such a beast, though not very well known, the Archimedes
>series. It is not tied to the corporate world, and it's truly a personal
>computer, though, of course, there's only little software for it (about
>1000 titles so far).

Yes, we had a demo of the Archimedes a few years ago. It was being marketed 
by Olivetti. A really nice computer. It could be a  personal computer, but
I suspect it will remain in Europe for the most part, much like the Amiga and
the Atari line. I guess I was mainly thinking of North America, but your point
is well taken. It's odd that the Achimedes  did not sell more. It is certainly 
one of the nicest  computers I have seen.
 
Philip
philip@utstat.toronto.edu