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Re: The IBM PC's slavish devotion to the Apple II

Subject: Re: The IBM PC's slavish devotion to the Apple II
From: "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:48:51 -0400
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
References: <9745d197.0306110053.3eea6d72@posting.google.com> <0S2dnZSr6q5fZHujXTWcqw@comcast.com> <3EE79B28.9030401@noneofyourbusiness.com> <mbSdnSuiFadBOHqjXTWcqg@comcast.com> <FKQFa.88937$jT4.1710137@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com> <z0WdnQrUobVEeHqjXTWcoA@comcast.com> <apple22-930570.22411511062003@zeus-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>
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> The story goes that when IBM engineers were working on the IBM PC, an
> IBM VP brought in his Apple II+, opened it up and said that they had to
> do that.  It was likely that it was on its way to being a closed system
> before that.  Standard IBM operating procedures...

Again, I say give me a source. I'd like to read this from
a reliable, not someone slapping hearsay into a usenet
group.

Thanks,

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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