Re: If the Apple II was continued...

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Jan 24, 6:42 pm, pau...@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:

> Convergence towards common standards are inevitable.  It was fun back
> in those days when each computer brand had their own distinct
> "personality".  But it was quite impractical to move software and data
> between different computer brands - and it made the computers horribly
> expensive!

To me, the great 'tragedy' of the end of the Apple II was the
disappearance of the hobbyist-class computer. It's the primary reason
(aside from nostalgia) that I'm still so attached to them.

Any further model post the IIGS would've had to either sacrifice the
hobbyist appeal or end up being a niche market product. The Macintosh
filled the former criteria, the latter has no place in the product line
of a personal computer company from an economic standpoint.