Re: Rewriting computing history...

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <atpbqb$2sop$1@merope.saaf.se>,
 pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:

> That's probably because you could run the Apple II without a GUI,
> and using a computer without a GUI is _evil_ in Apple's world....

Really?  Then explain OS X and the fact that there's a command line 
available and that some stuff is only available through the commmand 
line.  (Mostly 3rd party stuff.)  And it is possible to boot an OS X Mac 
up only in the command line mode.

> Appleworks most likely outsold Lotus at some stage --- didn't
> Appleworks predate Lotus ????  However, there were many other stages
> and many other software packages -- without mention them you won't
> get a reasonably complete picture of software sales.

Apple went to Lotus to get them to do a program for the Apple II's after 
1-2-3 became a success and Lotus passed on it.  We were all probably 
better off that they did.  Appleworks was a great program.

Greg B.

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