Re: Christmas 1984: The Great Apple//c vs. PCjr Battle

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Greg Weston <gwestonREMOVE@CAPSattbi.com> wrote in message news:<251220020158569788%gwestonREMOVE@CAPSattbi.com>...

> It was not uncommon, I think, for Commodore machines to be thought of
> as very distinctly home machines with no hope of greater aspirations at
> the time. It wasn't universal, and I don't know that it was really
> well-founded, but it was a perceived reality at least in some circles.
> Commodore was a poster child for ineffectual or downright absent
> marketing.
> 
> G

And you forgot the part about it being the biggest kludge as far as
expandability goes.  Look around and see how many C64 users there are
still in comparison to Apple II users.  The Apple II remains one of
the most expandable computers there ever was (Far ahead of the times).

In the past year, I know of 3 improvements and expansion items being
produced for the Apple II and Apple /// line of computers.  1 has been
produced and sold out, while 2 are still in the labs.  Yet for the
C64, there has been nothing for more than 10 years that I can recall
being publicized.