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Re: Apple, IBM and PCs (Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it)

"Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com> wrote in
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: Bill Garber wrote:
: > "Exegete" <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:
: > : 2. IBM did target the home market. Several times.
: > Again, those machines, short of the Jr, were ALL targetting
: > the business market. I should know. I freaking used them,
: > AT WORK.
:
: Sorry to disagree with you, Bill.  The original IBM-PC had 64K
: and a cassette interface and was targeted at the Apple II in
the
: home market.  Business users, seeing "IBM" on the case,
immediately
: purchased them and upgraded them to be usable in business.

I know Paul, but that Roy has rubbed me the
wrong way for some time now and I just went
crazy. I hate know-it-all types and he strikes
me as that type and I can't tolerate it.